API Testing - SD

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute API test scenarios for REST and SOAP services.
• Create and maintain automated API test scripts using REST Assured.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end API testing.
• Validate API requests, responses, headers, payloads, and status codes.
• Use Postman for API testing, collection creation, and automation.
• Review and validate API specifications using Swagger/OpenAPI documentation.
• Perform data validation by querying databases using SQL.
• Identify, log, track, and verify defects using defect management tools.
• Participate in requirement analysis, sprint planning, and Agile ceremonies.
• Integrate API automation suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and QA teams to ensure API quality.

Requirements:

• 3 to 8 years of experience in API Testing.
• Strong hands-on experience with Postman for API validation and automation.
• Expertise in Rest Assured with Java for API automation frameworks.
• Good understanding of Swagger/OpenAPI specifications.
• Experience in testing RESTful and SOAP web services.
• Strong knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, JSON, XML, JWT, OAuth, and API authentication mechanisms.
• Experience with Java and TestNG/JUnit frameworks.
• Knowledge of API mocking and contract testing concepts.
• Strong SQL skills for backend database validation.
• Experience with defect tracking tools such as JIRA or Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity with Git version control systems.
• Understanding of STLC, SDLC, and Agile methodologies.