Senior Automation engineer

Job Description

Position title: Senior QA Test Engineer Automation (Full-time)

Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Position & Objective-Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation test scripts using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and TestNG/JUnit.
• Enhance and maintain automation frameworks supporting CI/CD pipelines and enabling automated smoke and regression test suites.
• Work closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts to refine requirements and provide QA inputs.
• Design and document test cases, test scenarios, and test strategies across functional, regression, and end-to-end testing cycles.
• Participate in reviews of test design, coverage, and automation scripts with stakeholders.
• Identify gaps in test coverage, perform root cause analysis of defects, and enhance test scenarios accordingly.
• Perform API testing for RESTful and SOAP services using tools such as Postman and RestAssured.
• Write SQL queries (joins, subqueries) to validate test results against underlying databases.
• Execute, monitor, and analyze test results aligned with test metrics and quality KPIs.
• Track, manage, and resolve defects using tools such as Azure DevOps/JIRA.
• Collaborate with QA, Development, and Product teams for issue resolution.
• Perform manual testing (functional, exploratory) where automation is not feasible.
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment with continuous testing practices.

Technical Knowledge

• 4 to 7 years of experience in automation testing with Java (preferred).
• Strong expertise in Selenium WebDriver with Java, TestNG or JUnit frameworks.
• Experience in BDD frameworks (Cucumber) is a plus.
• Hands-on experience testing REST APIs and Web Services (Postman, RestAssured).
• Familiarity with frontend automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress).
• Strong knowledge of SQL for backend validation.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git) and build tools (Maven/Gradle).
• Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems testing.
• Good to have: Experience in performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner).

Personal Qualities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (PO, Dev, QA, Release, Leadership).
• Self-motivated with a quality-first mindset and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• BE / MCA or equivalent degree or relevant experience.