About the Role

Indexnine Technologies is looking for a Senior QA Engineer with strong hands-on experience

in automation, API testing, CI/CD, and exploratory testing. The ideal candidate should be

proficient in Playwright/Cypress/Selenium, independently test APIs using Postman/REST

Assured, work confidently with Git and CI/CD pipelines, identify complex edge cases, and own

the complete defect lifecycle through Jira and collaboration with development teams.

Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain automation tests using Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
- Perform functional, regression, API, integration, and exploratory testing.
- Test REST APIs using Postman/REST Assured and validate JSON/backend data.
- Execute and debug automation suites in CI/CD pipelines.
- Manage automation code using Git.
- Identify edge cases, negative scenarios, and security risks.
- Create and manage detailed Jira defects with proper evidence.
- Own the defect lifecycle from reporting to closure.
- Collaborate with developers and Product teams to resolve issues.
- Participate in test planning,



requirement analysis, and release validation.
- Improve automation coverage, test quality, and QA processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Automation Coding: Writes automated tests from scratch (Cypress/Playwright/Selenium) using

code, strictly avoiding codeless record-and-playback tools.

API Proficiency: Independently tests REST APIs, validates JSON payloads, and verifies

backend data states using Postman or REST Assured.

CI/CD & Git Literacy: Confidently manages test scripts via Git and easily executes or

debugs test suites within CI/CD pipelines.

Exploratory Thinking: Proactively hunts for negative scenarios, security gaps, and

complex edge cases that developers didn't anticipate.

Bug Lifecycle Ownership: Writes airtight Jira tickets with exact reproduction steps

and network logs, collaborating closely with devs until resolved.

Qualification:

Bachelors or masters degree in com

📌 Senior Quality Engineer (Pune)
🏢 indexnine technologies
📍 Pune