Job Type : Full-time

Experience : 0 - 2years

Job Location : Chennai

Work Mode : On-site

Job Summary

We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer to join our quality engineering team. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of software testing fundamentals along with hands-on experience in test automation using Java and Playwright.

The candidate will be responsible for understanding business requirements and workflows, designing and executing test cases, identifying and reporting defects, developing and maintaining automated regression tests, and collaborating closely with developers and other stakeholders to ensure high-quality software releases.

This role is suitable for someone who enjoys both manual testing and automation testing and wants to work on real-world enterprise applications and business workflows.

Key Responsibilities

- Analyze business and functional requirements and identify test scenarios.
- Understand application workflows, business rules, and acceptance criteria.
- Prepare detailed test scenarios, test cases, and test data.
- Perform functional, regression, smoke, sanity, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Execute manual test cases and document test results.
- Identify, investigate, document, and track software defects.
- Perform defect retesting and regression testing after fixes.
- Develop and maintain automated UI test cases using Java and Playwright.
- Build reusable and maintainable automation components following best practices such as Page Object Model (POM).
- Identify suitable manual test cases for automation.
- Handle dynamic web elements, waits, browser interactions, popups, frames, multiple pages/tabs, and file operations.
- Develop automated tests for critical business workflows.
- Execute automated regression suites and analyze test failures.
- Troubleshoot automation failures and determine whether the root cause is related to the application, automation code, environment, or test data.
- Perform API testing and validate request/response data.
- Validate application data using SQL/database queries when required.
- Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners,



and other QA engineers.
- Participate in code reviews and maintain automation code using Git.
- Support test execution through CI/CD pipelines.
- Maintain test documentation, automation reports, logs, screenshots, and other testing artifacts.
- Contribute to improving test coverage, automation reliability, and overall QA processes.

Required SkillsManual Testing
- Strong understanding of software testing fundamentals.
- Knowledge of SDLC and STLC.
- Experience with:
- Functional testing
- Regression testing
- Smoke testing
- Sanity testing
- Integration testing
- End-to-end testing
- Retesting
- Exploratory testing
- Good understanding of test scenarios, test cases, test data, and defect lifecycle.
- Knowledge of severity vs priority.
- Understanding of test design techniques such as:
- Equivalence Partitioning
- Boundary Value Analysis
- Decision Table Testing
- State Transition Testing

Automation Testing
- Hands-on experience with Java and Playwright.
- Good understanding of web automation concepts.
- Experience creating and maintaining automated UI test cases.
- Solid understanding of locators and element identification.
- Experience handling:
- Dynamic elements
- Waits
- Dropdowns
- Alerts/dialogs
- Frames
- Multiple tabs/pages
- File upload/download
- Understanding of assertions and synchronization.
- Experience with Page Object Model (POM) or similar automation design patterns.
- Ability to debug flaky and failed automation tests.
- Understanding of test data management and reusable automation utilities.

Java
- Good understanding of Java fundamentals.
- Strong understanding of OOP concepts:
- Encapsulation
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Abstraction
- Knowledge of:
- Collections
- Exception handling
- Strings
- Interfaces
- Abstract classes
- Method overloading/overriding
- Ability to write basic Java programs and solve logical problems.

API Testing




- Understanding of REST APIs.
- Knowledge of HTTP methods:
- GET
- POST
- PUT
- PATCH
- DELETE
- Understanding of HTTP status codes.
- Experience validating:
- Request payloads
- Response bodies
- Headers
- Authentication
- API business logic
- Experience with tools such as Postman or equivalent API testing tools is preferred.

SQL / Database
- Basic to intermediate SQL knowledge.
- Ability to write queries using:
- SELECT
- WHERE
- GROUP BY
- HAVING
- ORDER BY
- JOIN
- Ability to validate application data against database records.
- Understanding of basic database testing concepts.

Git & CI/CD
- Basic understanding of Git and version control.
- Familiarity with:
- Branches
- Commit
- Pull
- Push
- Merge
- Pull Requests
- Merge conflicts
- Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience executing automated tests through CI/CD is an advantage.

Agile
- Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology.
- Familiarity with:
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Stand-up
- Backlog Refinement
- Sprint Review
- Retrospective

Good to Have
- Experience with Java-based automation frameworks.
- Experience with Playwright Test automation frameworks.
- Experience with API automation.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other relational databases.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
- Experience with test management tools such as QMetry, Jira, TestRail, or similar tools.
- Knowledge of Maven or Gradle.
- Experience working with enterprise applications and complex business workflows.
- Basic understanding of performance and security testing.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment.

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of experience in software testing / QA automation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to understand complex application workflows and business requirements.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.

Pay: ₹300,000.00 - ₹500,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

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