Job Description: Senior QA Automation Engineer (Mobile & Web)

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior QA Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain our next-generation test automation frameworks across mobile (iOS & Android) and web applications. In this role, you will leverage Appium, Java, and Selenium to deliver robust, scalable end-to-end automation suites that integrate seamlessly into our CI/CD pipelines. You will collaborate closely with Developers, Product Managers, and DevOps engineers to ensure high-quality software releases in an agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

- Framework Development: Design, build, and scale automated testing frameworks from scratch using Java, Appium (for mobile), and Selenium WebDriver (for web).
- Test Strategy & Scripting: Author, maintain, and execute highly reliable automated test scripts for Native, Hybrid, and Mobile Web apps across Android and iOS platforms.
- Architecture Implementation: Implement robust design patterns such as Page Object Model (POM) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) frameworks like Cucumber.
- Environment Setup: Configure and maintain infrastructure components including the Appium Server, Android SDK/Emulators, iOS Xcode/Simulators, and real device clouds (e.g., BrowserStack, Sauce Labs).
- CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated regression suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab) for automated nightly and pull-request verification triggers.
- Defect Management: Identify, isolate, document, and track bugs systematically using Jira.



Collaborate with developers to accelerate root-cause analysis and verification.
- API Testing Integration: Design and execute functional API automation tests (using RestAssured or Postman) to support end-to-end user-flow validation.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- Core Technical Competencies:
- Java Proficiency: Strong programming foundation in Java (OOPs concepts, Collections, Exception Handling, Multithreading).
- Mobile Automation: Extensive hands-on experience with Appium manipulating elements via Appium Inspector and utilizing custom locator strategies.
- Web Automation: Solid experience writing web UI tests with Selenium WebDriver.
- Build & Test Tools: Proficiency with build management tools (Maven/Gradle) and test runners (TestNG/JUnit).

- Platform Knowledge: Proactive experience working with Android Studio (ADB, AVD) and Apple Xcode command-line tools for setup and debugging.
- Process & Methodology: Robust understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, shift-left testing practices, and Git-based version control workflows.
- Soft Skills: Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to collaborate efficiently with cross-functional teams.
- Work experience of Minimum 5 years.

Work Location- Chennai
Notice Period- Maximum 60 Days

Mode of Interview-Face to Face

Date of Interview-14/11/2026

Note- Please do not apply if your skills or notice period do not match our requirement or if you are not available to attend the interview in the above mentioned date, else your profile would be rejected.

📌 Senior Automation Engineer-Mobile Testing (Chennai)
🏢 Cognizant
📍 Chennai