What We're Looking For

- 5–8 years of experience in Software Testing with a strong focus on Backend/API

Automation.

- Hands-on experience testing Microservices-based architectures.

- Solid expertise in REST API testing using tools/frameworks such as REST Assured, HTTP Client,

Postman, or similar.

- Excellent programming skills in Java with hands-on experience building scalable automation

frameworks.

- Strong experience with TestNG, Maven/Gradle, JUnit, and CI/CD integration.

- Experience validating asynchronous workflows involving Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, or other

messaging systems is highly preferred.

- Strong understanding of SQL, relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle), and

writing complex queries and joins.

- Experience with NoSQL databases(MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, etc.) is a plus.

- Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized applications.

- Hands-on experience validating applications deployed in Ephemeral Environments or

dynamic test environments.

- Understanding of contract testing, service virtualization, and mocking tools (WireMock,

Pact, etc.) is an advantage.

- Familiarity with cloud platformssuch as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

- Good understanding of distributed systems, observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus,

Kibana, Splunk), and log analysis.

- Knowledge of performance and resilience testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or k6 is a plus.

- Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Shell scripting is desirable.

- Strong understanding ofsoftware design principles and test automation design patterns.

What You'll Do

- Own the end-to-end QA strategy for backend services and microservices.

- Design, develop,



and maintain scalable automation frameworksfor API and backend testing.

- Lead testing efforts across multiple services and ensure comprehensive functional,

integration, regression, and end-to-end coverage.

- Define and execute automation strategies for microservices, event-driven architectures, and

distributed systems.

- Build automation pipelines that integrate seamlessly into CI/CD workflows.

- Validate deployments in ephemeral environments and ensure production-like quality gates

before release.

- Develop automated validation for asynchronous communication, messaging queues, and

event-driven workflows.

- Collaborate closely with developers during feature development to drive shift-left testing

practices.

- Identify quality risks early and recommend improvementsto architecture, testability, and

deployment processes.

- Review automation code, mentor QA engineers, and establish engineering best practices

across the team.

- Track and improve automation coverage, execution time,stability, and release quality metrics.

- Work with Engineering, DevOps, and Product stakeholders to ensure high-quality, reliable,

and scalable backend systems.

Pay: ₹494,000.00 - ₹1,400,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

- What is your Expected CTC in LPA? (14)
- What is your notice period in days? (15)

Experience:

- overall : 5 years (Required)
- REST: 4 years (Required)
- Postman: 4 years (Required)
- Microservices: 4 years (Required)
- Rest API: 4 years (Required)
- Java: 4 years (Required)
- Gradle Build Tool: 4 years (Preferred)
- JUnit: 4 years (Required)
- Apache-Kafka: 4 years (Required)
- RabbitMQ: 4 years (Required)
- SQL: 3 years (Required)
- Docker: 3 years (Required)
- JMeter: 4 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Senior SDET (Backend QA) (Bengaluru)
🏢 OptimHire
📍 Bengaluru