Automation Test Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION
Automation Test Engineer
Company: CirrusNova Tech Labs Private Ltd Location: India (Hybrid / Remote) Type: Full-Time
Function: Quality Engineering & Test Automation Reports To: Head of Delivery / Senior Technical Lead
01 ABOUT CIRRUSNOVA TECH LABS
CirrusNova Tech Labs Private Ltd is a technology and digital transformation company, operating as
the India delivery arm of Master Software Solutions Ltd (UK). We design and build cloud-native
SaaS platforms, AI-powered solutions, and enterprise software for UK public sector and enterprise
clients.
As we grow our India delivery centre, we are looking for an Automation Test Engineer who takes
genuine pride in crafting robust test frameworks that ship confidence alongside every release.
02 ROLE SUMMARY
We are looking for an experienced Automation Test Engineer to join our growing engineering team
in India. You will design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks using Selenium and Playwright, integrate them into our Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, and work hand-in-hand with developers, business analysts, and project managers to ensure every release meets the highest quality bar.
This is a hands-on engineering role. You will write real test code, own test strategy for your squads, and have a measurable impact on the speed and reliability of our delivery. You will also work directly with UK-based client stakeholders on UAT coordination and defect triage.

03 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Design and build end-to-end automated test frameworks from scratch using Selenium
WebDriver and Playwright, following best practices for maintainability and reuse.
2. Write, maintain, and extend automated test suites covering functional, regression,
integration, and API layers across web and hybrid application surfaces.
3. Integrate automated tests into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, ensuring tests run on every
build and results are visible to the whole team.
4. Work closely with developers and BAs to review user stories and acceptance criteria,
translating them into test scenarios and executable test cases early in the sprint.
5. Perform API testing using Postman, REST Assured, or Playwright's API testing capabilities
to validate backend services and data contracts.
6. Conduct exploratory and manual testing where automation does not yet provide coverage,
and drive test coverage improvement plans.
7. Triage and investigate defects, working with development teams to reproduce, document,
and track issues through to resolution in Azure DevOps.
8. Produce test summary reports and quality metrics dashboards, providing sprint-level
visibility to QA health and release readiness.
9. Support UAT coordination with UK-based client stakeholders, defining test scenarios,
managing feedback cycles, and tracking sign-off.
10. Champion quality engineering practices across the delivery team including code reviews of test code, pair testing, and shift-left testing advocacy.



04 TECHNOLOGY STACK & TOOLS
You will be expected to work with the following tools and technologies. Candidates should have
hands-on experience with the mandatory items and demonstrable awareness of the desirable ones.
Test Automation
CI/CD & DevOps
Selenium WebDriver, Playwright
Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions
API Testing
Languages
Postman, REST Assured, Playwright API
C# (.NET), Java, or Python for test scripting
Test Frameworks
BDD
NUnit, MSTest, TestNG, xUnit
SpecFlow (C#), Cucumber, Gherkin
Version Control
Defect & Work Tracking
Git, Azure Repos / GitHub
Azure DevOps Boards, JIRA
Performance Testing
Cloud Platform
JMeter, k6 (desirable)
Azure (AKS, App Services, Azure SQL)

05 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
All of the following are non-negotiable. Candidates must demonstrate hands-on experience
in each area.
Selenium WebDriver :
Strong, demonstrable hands-on experience building and maintaining
Selenium-based automated test suites including Page Object
Model (POM), explicit waits, cross-browser execution, and integration
with a test runner. Must be able to show real test code from previous
projects.

Playwright :
Practical experience writing automated end-to-end tests using
Microsoft Playwright including multi-page scenarios, network
interception, API testing via Playwright, and headless/headed
execution. Playwright experience is now a core requirement, not a
nice-to-have.

Azure DevOps
Hands-on experience integrating automated test suites into Azure
DevOps CI/CD pipelines including configuring pipeline YAML,
publishing test results, and acting on build quality gates. Experience
managing test plans, test cases, and bugs within Azure DevOps
Boards.

API Testing
Solid experience testing RESTful APIs using Postman (collections,
environments, assertions) and/or a code-based API testing library.
Must be able to validate request/response contracts, status codes,
and data integrity independently.

Test Framework Design
Proven ability to architect a maintainable test framework including
Page Object Model, data-driven testing patterns, shared utilities, and
configuration management. Not just using an existing framework but
understanding how and why it is structured.

Scripting Language
Proficient in at least one of: C# (.NET), Javascript(typescript), or Python for writing test automation code. C# is strongly preferred given our .NET stack, but Javascript or Python with a clear willingness to adopt C# is acceptable.

Agile / Scrum delivery
Comfortable working within Agile/Scrum sprint cycles attending
ceremonies, picking up test tasks from the backlog, and delivering
test coverage within sprint timelines rather than as a separate phase.

06 DESIRABLE / NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS
The following will significantly differentiate candidates and accelerate onboarding.
BDD / SpecFlow

Experience writing feature files in Gherkin and implementing step
definitions in SpecFlow (C#) or Cucumber (Javascript). Ability to work
with BAs and POs to define scenarios in a shared, readable format.

Performance Testing
Hands-on experience with JMeter or k6 for load and performance
testing of web applications and APIs. Ability to define performance
benchmarks and interpret results.

Mobile Testing
Experience with Appium, .NET MAUI test automation, or any mobile
application testing framework for Android/iOS. Relevant to our MAUI
hybrid app delivery work.
Azure / Cloud awareness

Familiarity with Azure services AKS, App Services, Azure Front
Door, Application Insights and experience testing cloud-deployed
applications including environment-specific configuration validation.

ISTQB Certification
ISTQB Foundation or Advanced level certification. Demonstrates a
structured approach to software testing theory and best practices.

Power BI / Test Metrics
Ability to build or interpret test quality dashboards test pass rates,
defect density, coverage trends using Power BI or Azure DevOps
analytics views.

07 PERSON SPECIFICATION
You care deeply about quality not as a gate at the end of delivery, but as a discipline woven
through every sprint. You are a pragmatic engineer who writes clean, readable test code and is not
afraid to refactor a messy framework. You communicate clearly with developers, BAs, and non-
technical stakeholders alike, and you take ownership of test quality rather than waiting to be told
what to test.
- Minimum 4 years of hands-on automation testing experience in a software delivery
environment
- Strong written and spoken English essential for UK client-facing UAT and defect
communication
- Proactive, self-managing, and comfortable picking up new technologies quickly
- Detail-oriented but pragmatic knows when 100% automation coverage is impractical and
prioritises accordingly
- Collaborative and communicative works well within cross-functional Agile squads
- Comfortable working across time zones with UK-based clients and stakeholders

08 WHAT WE OFFER
Competitive CTC
Flexible / Hybrid Working
Market-leading salary with performance-linked bonus and annual review.
Work from home with team collaboration; flexible hours to support UK time zones.

L&D Budget
Dedicated training budget for certifications
(ISTQB, Azure, etc.) and conferences.

Career Growth

Senior ATE, QA Lead, and Test Architect
pathways as the team scales.

Modern Tech Stack
Playwright, Azure DevOps, .NET 8, Azure cloud

High-Impact Delivery

Your work ships to real UK government and current, in-demand tooling.
enterprise clients quality matters.