Ciklum is looking for a Senior Automation QA (Java) Engineer to join our team full time in India.We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.
About the role:
We are seeking an experienced and vision-driven Senior Automation QA (Java) Engineer to join our Quality Engineering team working on high-throughput, low-latency financial systems.
Responsibilities:
- Quality Strategy & Comprehensive Test Analysis:
- Lead test planning and analysis across complex fintech platforms; translate high-level business goals and technical specifications into enterprise test strategies
- Establish quality metrics, test coverages, and risk assessment models for complex system releases
- Drive root-cause analysis (RCA) for complex,
multi-service defect scenarios and lead post-incident reviews to continuously improve release reliability
- Automation Architecture & API Engineering:
- Architect, scale, and optimize maintainable test automation frameworks using Core Java, Selenium WebDriver, and TestNG
- Establish robust API automation standards and frameworks using RestAssured, ensuring seamless end-to-end validation across REST and SOAP microservices
- Own CI/CD pipeline integration for automated regression test suites using Git, Maven, and CI tools to enable true continuous testing
- Performance Engineering & APM Diagnostics:
- Define end-to-end performance testing strategies (Load, Stress, Endurance, Spike) using Apache JMeter to simulate high-volume transaction loads
- Perform deep-dive system analysis using Splunk and Dynatrace to identify JVM memory leaks, database bottlenecks, slow queries, and latency spikes across distributed architectures
- Partner with DevOps and System Architects to d
📌 Senior Automation QA (Pune)
🏢 Ciklum
📍 Pune