Key Responsibilities• End-to-End Functional Testing: Analyze user stories to design and execute end-to-end test cases across unit, integration, system, regression, and acceptance levels.
• API Testing & Services: Automate and manually validate REST/GraphQL APIs, payloads, HTTP status codes, OAuth/JWT authentication, and schema contracts.
• Test Automation & CI/CD: Build, maintain, and execute scalable web/mobile automation frameworks, integrating test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Performance Testing: Conduct load, stress, and endurance tests to identify system bottlenecks, server latency, and query inefficiencies.
• Security Checks: Perform basic vulnerability scanning (OWASP Top 10) including XSS, SQL injection, and authorization/IDOR bypasses.
• Defect Management: Log, prioritize, and track bugs through resolution while collaborating with cross-functional Agile teams.Lead and mentor junior and mid-level QA/SDET team members.
• Lead and mentor junior and mid-level QA/SDET team members.
• Own the QA strategy,



testing approach, and quality standards for assigned projects.
• Review test cases, automation scripts, and testing practices to ensure quality and consistency.
• Provide technical guidance on automation, API, performance testing, and debugging.
• Identify testing risks, blockers, and skill gaps, and proactively address them.
• Collaborate closely with developers to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects, while providing transparent technical feedback to improve overall code and product quality

Key SkillsetsLanguages
Python/Java/TypeScript / JavaScript
Automation
Playwright/Selenium/Cypress
API Testing
Postman, REST Assured, or Playwright API
Performance
JMeter/k6
Security
OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite
CI/CD & DevOps
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Git
Databases & Tools
SQL, Jira, Xray / Zephyr

📌 Senior Software Test Engineer (India)
🏢 Planet Media India
📍 India