El1 Senior Api Automation Test Analysts

Softtest Pays Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Softtest Pays Pty Ltd is seeking an EL1 API Tester to deliver specialist testing across API, integration and backend services. You will design, develop and execute comprehensive API tests, contribute to automation strategies and work with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, secure systems.

The role focuses on API quality within complex ICT programs and supports CI/CD pipelines. The successful candidate will bring strong technical testing expertise, analytical problem-solving abilities and

Qualifications

• Strong technical testing expertise across APIs, integrations and backend services.
• Ability to design, develop and execute comprehensive API tests and automation.
• Experience collaborating with developers, architects and analysts to resolve defects.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and execute test approaches, scenarios and cases for APIs and backend systems.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, end-to-end and negative testing of APIs and integrations.
• Develop, maintain and enhance automated API test suites and reusable testing frameworks.
• Validate API requests/responses, data structures and business rules against specs.
• Test RESTful APIs and related service/integration technologies using testing tools.
• Analyse specifications and acceptance criteria to determine testing scope and approach.
• Collaborate with developers and architects to identify and resolve defects and integration issues.
• Document, prioritise and track defects with evidence of testing outcomes.
• Support integration of automated API testing into CI/CD pipelines for quality early in delivery.
• Contribute to test planning, estimation, risk assessment and reporting for API testing.
• Analyse results and metrics to identify risks and areas needing assurance.
• Contribute to standards, automation frameworks, tools and testing practices across teams.
• Mentor testers and team members on API testing practices when required.

Skills

API testing

Test automation

REST API testing

CI/CD integration

Quality assurance

Job description

Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond.

Job details

Role/s: 1 x EL1 API Tester

The EL1 API Tester (Labour Hire) will provide specialist testing and quality assurance capability across complex ICT programs and projects, with a primary focus on API, integration and backend services.

Working within multidisciplinary ICT delivery teams, the role will design, develop and execute comprehensive API testing to ensure services and system integrations are reliable, secure and meet business and technical requirements. The role will contribute to test strategy and approach, automation capability and continuous improvement of testing practices across the delivery lifecycle.

The successful candidate will have strong technical testing expertise, analytical and problem-solving capability, and the ability to work collaboratively with developers, architects, business analysts and other technical stakeholders to identify and resolve complex quality issues.

Key duties and responsibilities

Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Design, develop and execute comprehensive test approaches, scenarios and test cases for APIs, integration services and backend systems.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, end-to-end and negative testing of APIs and associated system integrations.
• Develop, maintain and enhance automated API test suites and reusable testing frameworks to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
• Validate API requests, responses, data structures, business rules, error handling and integration behaviour against technical specifications and requirements.
• Test RESTful APIs and other relevant service and integration technologies using contemporary API testing tools and frameworks.
• Analyse API specifications, solution designs, user stories and acceptance criteria to determine appropriate testing scope, coverage and approach.
• Work closely with developers, solution architects, integration specialists and other delivery team members to identify, investigate and resolve complex defects and integration issues.
• Identify, document, prioritise and track defects through to resolution and provide clear evidence of testing outcomes.
• Support the integration of automated API testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable early and repeatable quality assurance throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Contribute to test planning, estimation, risk assessment and reporting, providing specialist advice on API and integration testing matters.
• Analyse test results and quality metrics to identify emerging risks, trends and areas requiring additional assurance.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of testing standards, automation frameworks, tools and quality engineering practices across ICT delivery teams.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to testers and other delivery team members where required.