Assistant Manager-Quality-Automated Testing

EXL; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL is seeking a skilled Kafka Tester to reinforce our quality assurance across distributed systems and microservices integrations. The role emphasizes event-driven validation, JSON payload checks, and end-to-end test strategies using Kafka, MongoDB, Oracle, and API tooling.

You will participate in test planning, design, and execution, coordinating with development teams to review results, raise defects, and drive continuous QA improvements. Strong Agile experience is required.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Test Case Development, Software Testing, Controls Testing, and Quality Assurance.
• Proficient in Kafka testing including validation of producers/consumers, topics, partitions, offsets, and message flow.
• Strong understanding of JSON message structures, schema validation, and data integrity testing.
• Hands-on experience with MongoDB and Oracle for data validation.
• Working knowledge of Postman, Git, and related tooling for API and repository management.
• Strong experience with Agile methodologies and active participation in Agile ceremonies (scrum, standups, retrospectives, etc.).
• Proficiency with X-Ray, Jira, and Confluence for test management and documentation.
• Solid analytical thinking, problem-solving, and usability testing abilities.
• Good understanding of Corporate Governance and Quality Support frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Participate fully in the software quality assurance process, following organizational procedures and ensuring all software components meet company and client standards.
• Review, analyze, and validate software and project documentation for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to standards.
• Conduct code inspections, walkthroughs, design reviews, and test readiness reviews to ensure proper implementation and release readiness.
• Plan, design, execute, and summarize reliability, functional, integration, and validation test cases for Kafka-based and related systems.
• Develop and execute detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases, specifically targeting Kafka message streams, JSON payloads, schemas, and transformations.
• Interface closely with development teams to discuss test results, raise defects, track resolutions, and provide improvement recommendations.
• Assist in internal and external audits, reviews, and compliance activities related to QA processes.
• Ensure robust quality control and corporate governance practices throughout project lifecycle.
• Provide quality support and guidance to cross-functional teams; contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and tools.
• Lead and mentor QA activities within assigned projects/programs.

Skills

Kafka testing

Test case design

QA processes

JSON validation

Data integrity testing

Agile ceremonies

Test management tools

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IT

Tools

Postman

MongoDB

Oracle

Git

X-Ray

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Summary We are seeking a skilled Kafka Tester with strong experience in quality assurance, event-driven systems, and API/message streaming validation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Kafka, JSON, Postman, MongoDB, Oracle, and QA tools such as X-Ray, Jira, and Confluence. This role involves planning, executing, and maintaining comprehensive test strategies to ensure high-quality deliverables across distributed systems and microservices integrations.

Location: All EXL Location

Job Summary We are seeking a skilled Kafka Tester with strong experience in quality assurance, event-driven systems, and API/message streaming validation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Kafka, JSON, Postman, MongoDB, Oracle, and QA tools such as X-Ray, Jira, and Confluence. This role involves planning, executing, and maintaining comprehensive test strategies to ensure high-quality deliverables across distributed systems and microservices integrations.

• Participate fully in the software quality assurance process, following organizational procedures and ensuring all software components meet company and client standards.
• Review, analyze, and validate software and project documentation for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to standards.
• Conduct code inspections, walkthroughs, design reviews, and test readiness reviews to ensure proper implementation and release readiness.
• Plan, design, execute, and summarize reliability, functional, integration, and validation test cases for Kafka-based and related systems.
• Develop and execute detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases, specifically targeting Kafka message streams, JSON payloads, schemas, and transformations.
• Interface closely with development teams to discuss test results, raise defects, track resolutions, and provide improvement recommendations.
• Assist in internal and external audits, reviews, and compliance activities related to QA processes.
• Ensure robust quality control and corporate governance practices throughout project lifecycle.
• Provide quality support and guidance to cross-functional teams; contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and tools.
• Lead and mentor QA activities within assigned projects/programs.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong experience in Test Case Development, Software Testing, Controls Testing, and Quality Assurance.
• Proficient in Kafka testing including validation of producers/consumers, topics, partitions, offsets, and message flow.
• Strong understanding of JSON message structures, schema validation, and data integrity testing.
• Hands-on experience with MongoDB and Oracle for data validation.
• Working knowledge of Postman, Git, and related tooling for API and repository management.
• Strong experience with Agile methodologies and active participation in Agile ceremonies (scrum, standups, retrospectives, etc.).
• Proficiency with X-Ray, Jira, and Confluence for test management and documentation.
• Solid analytical thinking, problem-solving, and usability testing abilities.
• Good understanding of Corporate Governance and Quality Support frameworks.