Years of Experience : 5-7 years

Any Project specific Prerequisite skills:

Python + PyTest + API Automation + IAM + REST/SCIM/LDAP/OIDC + Event-Driven Testing (Kafka/PubSub) + JIRA/Zephyr + CI/CD + GCP/AWS/Azure

Detailed JD

Role Name Automation Test Engineer

Location Pan India

Primary Skill Python PyTest API Automation IAM RESTSCIMLDAPOIDC EventDriven Testing KafkaPubSub JIRA Zephyr CICD GCPAWSAzure

Key Responsibilities

Test Design Planning and Execution Handson Delivery

Develop and execute test plans test cases test data test scenarios and associated testing documentation aligned to requirements and technical specifications

Support definition and maintenance of test entry and exit criteria for assigned componentsworkstreams

Ensure FRNFR traceability for your scope of work and keep evidence up to date

Participate in test case reviewsQA to improve coverage maintainability and traceability to requirements and design

Support SITOATUAT scenario definition with business areas and technical leads where required

Produce test evidence and artefacts suitable for auditregulatory needs as required

Automation Engineering and CICD

Plan develop execute maintain and continuously improve automated test scripts and reusable test utilities for IAM applications

Build and maintain backend automation using Python and Pytest API and integration testing focus

Validate eventdriven systems PubSub queues etc including replayreprocessing scenarios and data integrity across asynchronous flows

Test and validate functions and decision logic defined as code including policyascode with support where needed

Contribute to CICD pipeline integration to run automated tests generate reports and notify teams of results partnering with DevOpsTest Lead

Create and manage synthetic and anonymised test data sets to support repeatable automated testing

Defects Reporting and Stakeholder Collaboration

Report track and manage defects by writing or automating clear and thorough bug reports attend triage meetings and verify fixes





Communicate progress risks and dependencies regularly to the Automation Test Lead and delivery stakeholders

Identify quality risks and processapplication issues suggesting pragmatic improvements to improve reliability and testability

Collaborate effectively in an Agile delivery model and contribute to continuous improvement across quality engineering practices

Required Skills

Minimum of 2 years practical experience in backend automation testing using Python and Pytest

Working knowledge of Identity and Access Management IAM concepts

Experience testing APIdriven services REST and tooling such as PostmanInsomniaApidog

Experience validating eventdriven systems PubSub queues Kafka etc andor batch processing flows

Awareness of identity warehousing and data ingestion protocolsformats such as SCIM REST API LDAP OIDC and CSV

Understanding of policybased access models and testing approaches RBAC ABAC ReBAC PBAC

Experience using JIRA and Zephyr for test management and defect lifecycle mandatory

Exposure to CICD practices and integrating automated tests into pipelines shiftleft mindset

Cloud testing experience ideally GCP additional exposure to AWSAzureEntra is beneficial

Solid written and verbal communication skills with ability to work effectively across engineering and security stakeholders

Desired Skills

Experience in consumerdriven contract testing

Experience testing policyascode OPA Rego including policy evaluation and explainability basics

Exposure to testing solutions built on GraphDB Neo4j andor validating graphbased relationships and assertions

Exposure to orchestration tools eg n8n andor GenAI tooling used to support Quality Engineering test generation analysis triage support

Exposure to containerised test execution patterns

Performance testing awareness and tooling exposure JMeter Gatling LoadRunner NeoLoad or similar including reporting

Exposure to GitOps repositories and modern DevOps delivery patterns

Exposure to Vault HashiCorp SPIFFESPIRE session management services or governanceauditing controls testing

Skills

Mandatory Skills : Python Data Automation TestingRole & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile

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