Senior SDET / QA Automation Lead

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior SDET with 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance to lead automation strategy and execution. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in building scalable automation frameworks from the ground up using Selenium Java and will be responsible for end-to-end quality across web, mobile, API, and performance layers.

Key Responsibilities

- Framework Architecture: Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable automation frameworks (e.g., Page Object Model, BDD/Cucumber, Data-driven) from scratch.
- UI & API Automation: Implement automated test scripts for web applications using Selenium WebDriver and Core Java; design and execute API test suites using Rest Assured for RESTful/SOAP services.
- Mobile Testing: Develop and maintain mobile automation scripts for iOS and Android using Appium.
- Performance Engineering: Conduct performance, load, and stress testing using JMeter or LoadRunner.
- Backend Validation: Write and execute complex SQL queries for data integrity validation.
- CI/CD Integration:



Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Maven, Git) to enable continuous testing.
- Leadership: Participate in Agile ceremonies, provide effort estimations, and mentor junior engineers on automation best practices.

Mandatory Skills
- Core Automation: Selenium WebDriver with Core Java (Expert Level).
- Mobile & API: Appium (Mobile), Rest Assured (API).
- Performance: JMeter or LoadRunner.
- Databases: Advanced SQL (SQL Server, Oracle, or Postgres).
- Frameworks: TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber (BDD), Maven.

Experience & Qualifications

- Minimum 7+ years in Software Quality Assurance, with 5+ years dedicated to automation.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in Banking or Financial Services (BFSI) is highly preferred.
- Robust analytical ability to translate complex requirements into test strategies and excellent communication skills for stakeholder management.

📌 Lead Software Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Virtusa
📍 Chennai