About Applix

At Applix, we build intelligent enterprise technology solutions that help global organizations modernize, automate, and scale their business operations. Our engineering teams develop cloud-native, AI-enabled platforms that power digital transformation across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and enterprise applications.

We're looking for a Senior Software Test Automation Engineer with strong expertise in System Test Architecture (STA), Test Automation, and Quality Engineering to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of mission-critical enterprise applications. You'll play a key role in defining testing strategies, building automation frameworks, and driving end-to-end quality across complex software systems.

Role Overview

As a Senior Software Test Automation Engineer, you will lead system-level testing initiatives by designing scalable automation frameworks, defining enterprise testing strategies, and ensuring high-quality software delivery throughout the SDLC. You'll collaborate with developers, architects, product owners, and DevOps teams to implement robust quality engineering practices across cloud-native applications.

This role is ideal for professionals passionate about automation, system integration testing, CI/CD, and enterprise-scale quality assurance.

Key Responsibilities

System Test Architecture (STA)

- Design and execute comprehensive System Test Architecture (STA) strategies for enterprise applications.
- Analyze business and technical requirements to identify testing scope, dependencies, risks, and quality objectives.
- Define execution strategies for System Integration Testing (SIT) and End-to-End (E2E) testing.
- Establish test coverage models, traceability matrices, and quality gates across multiple systems.




- Perform risk assessments and provide go/no-go recommendations for production releases.
- Collaborate with Product, Development, Architecture, and QA teams to ensure complete functional validation.

Test Automation Engineering

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using modern testing technologies.
- Automate:
- Web UI Testing
- API Testing
- Integration Testing
- End-to-End Testing
- Develop reusable automation utilities, test libraries, mocks, simulators, and test data generation tools.
- Improve automation stability, execution speed, reporting, and overall test coverage.
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Quality Engineering

- Execute Functional, Integration, Regression, System, and End-to-End testing.
- Participate in requirement analysis, sprint planning, and test planning sessions.
- Design comprehensive positive, negative, boundary, and failure test scenarios.
- Perform defect analysis, root cause investigation, validation, and regression verification.
- Monitor test execution metrics, automation coverage, quality KPIs, and release readiness.

Collaboration & Technical Leadership

- Work closely with cross-functional engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Mentor junior QA engineers and promote automation-first testing practices.




- Participate in Agile ceremonies, quality governance reviews, and release planning.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance testing efficiency, reliability, and delivery quality.

Required Technical Skills

Test Automation

- Playwright (Preferred)
- Selenium WebDriver
- REST Assured
- Postman
- API Automation
- Cucumber (BDD)

Programming Languages

- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Java
- Python (Good to Have)

CI/CD & DevOps

- Azure DevOps
- GitHub
- Git
- CI/CD Pipeline Integration

Testing Expertise

- System Test Architecture (STA)
- System Integration Testing (SIT)
- End-to-End Testing
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- API Testing
- Test Data Management
- Defect Lifecycle Management
- Risk-Based Testing

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 6+ years of experience in Software Testing, Test Automation, or Quality Engineering.
- Strong experience building enterprise automation frameworks from the ground up.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD-enabled automated testing.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration abilities.

Why Join Applix?

- Work on enterprise-scale digital transformation programs.
- Build next-generation cloud-native applications with up-to-date engineering practices.
- Drive automation and quality initiatives using industry-leading technologies.
- Collaborate with highly skilled architects, developers, and product teams.
- Accelerate your career while solving complex engineering challenges in a fast-growing technology company.

📌 Software Test Automation Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Applix
📍 Chennai