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.
Solid hands-on experience in REST Assured and API Automation.
Positive 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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