We are seeking a Lead Automation Test Engineer with solid expertise in Java-based test automation frameworks, API testing, and CI/CD integration. The ideal candidate will design scalable automation solutions, drive quality engineering practices, and mentor teams to accelerate software testing and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Java
• Build robust automation solutions using Selenium
• Lead framework architecture decisions focused on scalability, maintainability, and reusability
• Implement parallel execution strategies and optimize execution times across browsers and platforms
• Develop reusable libraries, utilities, and framework extensions
• Design and implement API automation solutions for REST and SOAP services
• Validate XML and JSON payloads through serialization and deserialization techniques
• Handle session management and API integration testing
• Conduct code reviews and enforce clean coding standards
• Establish and govern coding standards, branching strategies,



and version control best practices
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Configure static code analysis and quality gates, and publish automation reports and dashboards for stakeholders

Requirements

• 9 to 14 years of experience in IT
• Expertise in Java, Object-Oriented Programming principles (Classes and Objects, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction)
• Proficiency in Selenium, API test automation, and CI/CD integration
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms including Basic Authentication, Bearer Tokens, OAuth, and NTLM
• Familiarity with software design patterns including Singleton, Factory, Decorator, Page Object Model (POM), and Page Factory
• Competency in Jenkins and GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipeline integration
• Background in generating and utilizing embeddings for semantic search applications
• Understanding of similarity s

📌 Lead Automation Test Engineer (Gurugram)
🏢 EPAM Systems
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