- API Test Automation Engineer

Experience: 2-4 Years

Mandatory Skills

- Hands-on experience in manual and automation testing, including test case design, execution, defect identification, and reporting.
- Good understanding of REST API testing and API automation.
- Strong knowledge of HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE), status codes, request/response structures, headers, query parameters, and payload validation.
- Understanding of authentication mechanisms such as OAuth 2.0, Bearer tokens, and API keys.
- Hands-on experience with Postman and Swagger/OpenAPI.
- Ability to validate JSON responses, data types, mandatory fields, nested objects, and collections.
- Understanding of cross-system data validation and identification of data inconsistencies.
- Proficiency in C# programming and good understanding of .NET concepts.
- Familiarity with GitHub, repositories, branching, pull requests, and code reviews.
- Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC.

Added Advantage
- Experience with Graph API testing.
- Knowledge of JSON serialization and deserialization.
- Hands-on experience with RestSharp or similar HTTP client libraries.
- Experience with NUnit, xUnit, or other testing frameworks.




- Exposure to Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress automation frameworks.
- Knowledge of reusable methods, test utilities, and automated assertions.
- Exposure to CI/CD tools and modern software delivery practices.

Key Responsibilities
- Perform manual and automation testing, including test case design and execution.
- Design, develop, and execute automated API test scenarios.
- Test REST APIs and validate requests, responses, authentication, and payloads.
- Perform JSON response and cross-system data validation.
- Identify, document, track, and report defects.
- Develop and maintain reusable automation scripts and test utilities.
- Collaborate with development and QA teams throughout the SDLC and STLC.
- Use GitHub for version control and participate in code reviews.

Eligibility Criteria
- 2-4 years of relevant experience in API testing and automation.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of REST API testing and C# programming.
- Practical experience with Postman and Swagger/OpenAPI.
- Valuable understanding of automation frameworks and testing methodologies.

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