We are seeking a highly motivated SDET / QA Engineer II to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of our software products. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in test automation, API testing, functional testing, and CI/CD practices. This role requires close collaboration with developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to build and maintain scalable quality assurance processes. Key Responsibilities

Test Planning & Execution

Analyze business and technical requirements and create comprehensive test strategies.

Design, develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases.

Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing.

Identify, document, track, and verify defects throughout the software lifecycle.

Automation

Testing

Develop and maintain robust test automation frameworks.

Create automated test scripts for web, mobile, APIs, and backend services.

Improve test coverage and optimize automation execution time.

Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines. API & Backend Testing

Validate RESTful APIs and microservices.

Perform database validation and data integrity testing.

Develop automated API test suites using industry-standard tools.

Quality

Engineering

Participate in requirement reviews, design discussions, and sprint planning.

Conduct root cause analysis for production issues and quality gaps.

Monitor quality metrics and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.

Advocate quality best practices across engineering teams. Collaboration

Work closely with developers to ensure defect prevention and early testing.





Collaborate with DevOps teams on deployment validation and release readiness.

Mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Required

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

3-6 years of experience in Software Testing, QA, or SDET roles.

Robust understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile, and Scrum methodologies.

Experience with test automation frameworks and scripting.

Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Experience working with defect management tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.

Technical

Skills

Must Have

Automation Testing using Selenium, Cypress, or equivalent.

Programming knowledge in Java, JavaScript, or C#.

API Testing using Postman, Rest Assured, or similar tools.

SQL and database testing.

Git version control.

CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI. Good to Have

Performance testing using JMeter, LoadRunner, or k6.

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

Security testing fundamentals.

Experience with microservices architecture. Key Competencies

Attention to detail

Quality-first mindset

Strong communication skills

Ownership and accountability

Collaboration and teamwork

Continuous learning attitude Success Metrics

Automation coverage improvement

Reduction in escaped defects

Faster regression cycle execution

Enhanced release quality and stability

Improved test execution efficiency Level: Individual Contributor (IC)

Reporting To: QA Lead / Engineering Manager / Test Manager

📌 Quality Assurance Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 HighRadius
📍 Hyderabad