We are seeking a skilled and motivated Automation Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining comprehensive automated testing frameworks. The role focuses on developing and executing automated tests, identifying automation opportunities, and ensuring high-quality software delivery through robust automation strategies. The Automation Engineer will work closely with development teams and stakeholders to proactively identify and resolve issues while continuously optimizing testing processes. RESPONSIBILITIES • Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reusable test automation frameworks. • Develop and execute automated test scripts for UI and API testing. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and provide testing support. • Create and execute test cases for REST services to validate system functionality. • Apply robust QA principles and logical/analytical thinking to identify edge cases, negative scenarios, boundary conditions, and potential product risks. • Review requirements from a QA perspective, proactively identify gaps, ambiguities, dependencies, and potential quality risks, and raise clarifications with relevant stakeholders. • Design effective test scenarios and test cases covering both expected and unexpected system behavior, ensuring meaningful test coverage beyond happy-path scenarios. • Identify and implement new automation opportunities to improve test coverage and efficiency. • Create and maintain comprehensive test documentation, including test cases,



checklists, and test plans. • Stay up to date with new testing approaches, tools, and test strategies. • Integrate automation frameworks with CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing. • Evaluate and perform Proof of Concept (PoC) with new tools and frameworks when required. SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS • 2–3 years of experience in software testing and test automation using Java. • Good understanding of QA methodologies, STLC, testing concepts, and best practices. • Good analytical, logical thinking, and problem-solving skills. • Hands-on experience in UI automation using Selenium WebDriver with Java. • Good understanding of Java programming concepts, including OOP, collections, exception handling, and reusable code. • Experience with test automation frameworks such as TestNG or JUnit. • Understanding of automation framework structure and maintenance. • Good knowledge of API testing, preferably using Rest-Assured. • Understanding of REST APIs, HTTP methods, status codes, JSON, and request/response validation. • Basic knowledge of database concepts and data validation techniques. • Exposure to Git or other distributed version control systems. • Exposure to integrating automation tests with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins or GitLab. • Knowledge of test/defect management tools such as Jira, Xray, Zephyr, or similar. • Basic knowledge of AWS Cloud and Docker is a plus. • Exposure to performance testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling is a plus.

📌 Automation Engineer (Tamil Nadu)
🏢 Applied Data Finance
📍 Tamil Nadu