- We are looking for a skilled QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust automated testing frameworks across UI, API, performance, and security layers.

- The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring high-quality, scalable, and secure software releases through end-to-end test automation.

- This role offers an opportunity to work on scalable, real-world systems, with ownership of test automation and overall quality processes.

- You will collaborate closely with engineering, DevOps, and product teams in a collaborative engineering culture.

- The candidate should have hands-on experience in defining test strategies, building regression automation suites, performing UI and API automation, executing performance tests, and conducting API interception/intrusion testing for security validation.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for:

- UI testing (Selenium, Playwright)

- API test automation (Postman, REST tools)

- Regression test automation

- Implement parameterized and data-driven testing approaches.

- Define and own the overall test strategy, including test planning, coverage, and execution.

- Positive to have: Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or other build pipelines.

- Perform API automation testing and validation, including request/response verification, schema validation, and negative testing using scripting - Java, Python, Javascript.

- Conduct performance and load testing using JMeter or similar tools.





- Perform API intercept/intrude to identify security vulnerabilities (auth issues, rate limiting, data exposure, payload manipulation etc.).

- Execute end-to-end automated regression suites for each release.

- Analyze test results, identify root causes, and collaborate with developers to resolve defects.

- Ensure test automation best practices, maintainability, and scalability.

- Participate in release readiness, quality metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- Strong experience with automation tools:

- Selenium and/or Playwright for UI automation using scripting

- Postman or similar API testing tools

- Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter.

- Solid understanding of API automation frameworks (RESTful services, JSON, with all HTTP methods).

- Expertise in regression testing and test suite maintenance.

- Experience with parameterized/data-driven testing techniques.

- Knowledge of security testing concepts, including API interception, intrusion testing, and vulnerability detection.

- Good understanding of test strategy, test planning, and quality assurance processes.

- Familiarity with version control systems (Git)

Good to Have

- Experience with containerized or any cloud-based environments.

- Experience in CICD pipeline - Jenkins/ Bitbucket or any other tools

- Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and basic security testing tools like ZAP.

- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

📌 Automation Test Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Sekel Tech
📍 Chennai