About the role: We're looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to lead our shift from manual QA to a contemporary, automation-first, CI/CD-integrated and AI-assisted quality engineering function. This role owns the full testing lifecycle — from test design through automated execution, CI/CD integration, and release quality gates — and acts as the technical lead for the QA team.

Job Specification

- Own end-to-end automation testing and drive the shift from manual to automation-first QA.
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, reusable automation frameworks
- Establish testing across unit, API, integration, UI, regression, smoke, and performance levels; define what to automate vs. keep manual.
- Build strong API/backend testing capability — REST APIs, JSON/XML, DB validation, contract and microservices testing.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Docker).
- Evaluate and introduce practical AI-assisted testing — test generation, self-healing automation, intelligent failure/root-cause analysis, and LLM-based workflows (e.g., requirements ? test cases, failure ? RCA).
- Define and track QA metrics: automation coverage, defect escape rate, flaky test %
- Implement automated reporting and quality gates that block releases when thresholds aren't met.
- Set framework and coding standards for automation, test data, environments, and version control.




- Mentor manual testers and QA engineers, building a strong automation-first culture within the team.

Other Details

Skill Set 5+ years of software QA experience, including significant hands-on automation experience.

Strong programming skills in at least one of: Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#. Hands-on experience with Playwright,Selenium, Cypress, or equivalent frameworks. Solid API testing experience using Postman, RestAssured, or similar tools. Working knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps) and Git. SQL/database testing and validation experience.

Experience with Agile/Scrum development and integrating tests into build pipelines. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to identify root causes of failed automation. Exposure to AI-assisted testing, LLM-based QA workflows, or AI testing agents. Performance testing (JMeter) and mobile automation (Appium). Test orchestration, parallel execution, and visual regression testing. Prior experience mentoring or leading a QA team.

Qualification

Bachelor's or Master's degree in: Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Engineering/ or equivalent technical discipline. Relevant professional experience may substitute for formal education.

Location

Kochi, Infopark Phase 2

Experience

5+ years

Salary as per industry standards

Job posted date

7/09/2026

📌 Senior Automation Test Engineer (Kochi)
🏢 Armia Systems
📍 Kochi