Appium Tester

Sdna Global; Hyderabad, Chennai District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sdna Global is hiring a Quality Engineer to own testing across web and mobile platforms, ensuring robust, observable, and customer-centric releases. You will blend exploratory testing with automation for UI and API layers, and work with CI/CD pipelines to gate quality in deployments.

The role emphasizes validating feature flags, interpreting logs, and collaborating with 3 Amigos to shape stories and acceptance criteria. Strong communication with engineers and product teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in building end-to-end quality strategies for web and mobile platforms.
• Ability to design test strategies blending exploratory testing with automation.
• Proficiency in UI and API automation tools and frameworks.
• Experience with observability tools (Splunk, Dynatrace) for triage and RCA.
• Strong version control and CI/CD practices; experience with gates.
• Knowledge of feature flags and progressive delivery concepts.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end quality across web and mobile journeys (discovery to post-release).
• Design test strategies combining exploratory testing with automation for UI and APIs.
• Build and maintain automation for Web UI, Mobile UI, and API testing.
• Validate feature-flagged behaviours and safe rollout/rollback paths.
• Interrogate logs/telemetry to identify root causes, not just symptoms.
• Contribute to 3 Amigos and story shaping; define clear acceptance criteria.
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines with quality gates.
• Prepare test data, environments, and automation updates ahead of ceremonies.
• Identify gaps in tools/process/coverage and propose innovative solutions.

Skills

Web automation

Mobile automation

API testing

Observability

Git fundamentals

CI/CD integration

Feature flags

Communication

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Appium

Postman/Newman

Splunk

Dynatrace

OpenAPI/Swagger

UrbanCode Deploy

Job description

Job Description:

This job description is broadly suitable for most feature teams and can be adapted with minimal changes.

The (E.g.Save the Change)feature team delivers customer-facing capabilities across mobile apps (iOS & Android), desktop, and mobile webfor Lloyds Banking Group brands. As an E gradeQuality Engineer, you will own the quality strategy for PayDay, ensuring robust, observable, and customer-centric solutions across channels. You’ll combine risk-based testing with maintainable automation and strong observability to prevent and detect issues early.

Key Responsibilities

Ownendtoend qualityacross web and mobile journeys (discovery release postrelease).

Design test strategiesblending exploratory testing with automation for UI and APIs.

Build and maintain automation:

Web UI:Playwright (preferred), or Cypress/Selenium.

Mobile UI:Appium (iOS/Android; native & hybrid/WebView).

API:Postman/Newman or equivalent; derive scenarios from OpenAPI/Swagger.

Validate featureflagged behavioursand safe rollout/rollback paths.

Interrogate logs and telemetry(Splunk, Dynatrace) toidentify root causes, not just symptoms.

Contribute to3 Amigosand story shaping; createclear, testable acceptance criteria.

Integrate automation into CI/CDwith meaningful quality gates (e.g., UrbanCode Deploy).

Proactively prepare for biweekly sprints: ensure test data readiness, environment checks, and automation updates ahead of ceremonies.

Identify gapsin tools, process, or coverage andrecommend innovative solutions.

Essential Skills

Web automation: Playwright (preferred), or Cypress/Selenium.

Mobile automation: Appium (iOS/Android; native & hybrid/WebView).

API testing: Postman/Newman or similar; comfortable reading OpenAPI/Swagger.

Observability & log analysis: Splunk and/or Dynatrace for triage and RCA.

Git fundamentals: branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, resolving merge conflicts.

CI/CD integration: wiring tests into pipelines; enforcing quality gates.

Feature flags / progressive delivery: validating toggled behaviours across environments.

Strong communication: articulate risks, tradeoffs, and fixes with engineers and product.

Desirable Skills

Contractfirst/contracttesting approaches; negative/error path testing.

Familiarity with GCPhosted services and modernised API ecosystems.

Testingdeep linksandWebView nativemigrations.

Experience acrossmultibrandjourneys and multiple channels.

Ways of Working

Agile feature team withprogressive deliverybehind flags.

3 Amigosdiscovery, pairing, and lean test design for fast feedback.

Proactive sprint readiness(data, environments, automation currency) and continuous improvement mindset.

Close collaboration with product, design, engineering, and operations.

Success Measures

Reliable automation signalat PR and environment levels (fast, stable, meaningful).

Reduced escaped defectsandshorter MTTRthrough evidencebased RCA.

Clear acceptance criteriaand fewer late surprises from discovery to release.

Safe, observable releaseswith flag coverage and postdeploy checks.

Tech Stack & Tools

Automation:Playwright (preferred), Cypress, Selenium; Appium; Postman/Newman

Observability:Splunk, Dynatrace

APIs:OpenAPI/Swagger; error mappings and negative paths

CI/CD & SCM:Git; quality gates; UrbanCode Deploy (where applicable)

Practices:Feature flags, riskbased testing, contract testing, 3 Amigos