Location: Pune, India

Experience Level: 3 - 5 Years

Role Type: Full time

About The Role

Indexnine Technologies is looking for a Senior QA Engineer with solid 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 accurate reproduction steps and network logs, collaborating closely with devs until resolved.

Qualification

Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, information technology or a related field

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