Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET – API Automation

Experience: 5–8 Years

Location: Hyderabad

Interview Mode: Virtual & In-Person

Work Mode: Hyderabad

Roles and Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and execute API automation tests using Java and REST Assured to ensure high-quality software releases.
- Develop and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber BDD, and Page Object Model (POM).
- Automate REST APIs covering GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE operations.
- Perform API request/response validation, status code validation, header validation, JSON payload validation, and schema validation.
- Implement API chaining, authentication handling, dynamic payload creation, serialization, and deserialization.
- Develop reusable automation components and utilities for UI and API testing.
- Integrate automated test suites with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines using Maven and Git.
- Perform backend/database validation using SQL.
- Analyze automation failures, perform root-cause analysis, and troubleshoot UI/API automation issues.
- Collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and QA teams during Agile sprint delivery.
- Participate in requirement analysis, test planning, defect triage, code reviews, and release validation.




- Mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to automation framework improvements and testing best practices.

Job Requirements

- 5–8 years of experience in QA Automation / SDET roles.
- Strong hands-on programming experience in Core Java.
- Strong hands-on experience in REST Assured and API Automation.
- Good experience with Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber BDD.
- Experience designing or enhancing POM, Hybrid, or Data-Driven automation frameworks.
- Good understanding of Java Collections including HashMap, List, ArrayList, and OOP concepts.
- Hands-on knowledge of RequestSpecification, ResponseSpecification, API Chaining, Serialization, and Deserialization.
- Experience with API authentication mechanisms such as Bearer Token, OAuth 2.0, and JWT.
- Strong understanding of JSON, JSONPath, POJO, and JSON Schema Validation.
- Hands-on experience with Maven, Jenkins, Git/GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with SQL and backend data validation.
- Valuable understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Candidates should be comfortable attending an in-person interview in Hyderabad.

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