Automation QA Engineer

Luxoft Germany; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft Germany is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join our Pune-based team delivering post-trade and custody platform modernization in a microservice environment. You will drive API, UI and data layer testing across REST/SOAP services, partnering with developers to ensure quality from design through release.

The ideal candidate has 8–10 years in functional and automation testing, strong Java skills, Playwright expertise, and a good grasp of Agile practices.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of hands-on functional and automation testing experience.
• Strong API, UI, and database testing capabilities.
• Hands-on testing for REST/SOAP services.
• Proficiency in Java and test automation tooling (Playwright).
• Experience with AI-assisted testing tools and frameworks is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical expert for our Pune-based team delivering wholesale platform renewal and product evolution.
• Lead test design, automation framework development, and release management for complex services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality across APIs, UI, and data layers.

Skills

API testing

UI testing

Automation

Playwright

Java

BDD

Agile

Tools

Playwright

Maven/Gradle

Job description

Project description

Do you want to join a team that blazes a trail for technology modernization in banking? Do you aspire to work with colleagues who produce Ise microservice architecture concepts into enterprise-scale solutions? Can you drive modernization and reshape traditional platforms and systems?

Responsibilities

• Our team is undertaking an ambitious program of wholesale platform renewal & product evolution underpinned by genuine digitalization. We are looking for a talented engineer to act as a technical expert for our fledgling team in Pune, India. If you are motivated to build our next-generation Post-Trade & Custody ecosystem based on services and integration in modern programming paradigms, we look forward to receiving your application.

SKILLS

Must have

• - Extensive API and UI automation testing experience.- Hands-on experience of 8 to 10 years in both functional and automation testing.- Proficiency in backend, UI, and database testing.- Hands-on testing experience for REST / SOAP services.- A solid understanding of requirements analysis, test case creation, regression testing, and defect tracking.- Playwright Automation & Manual Testing.- Framework development experience from scratch in Playwright and a strong understanding of Playwright architecture.- Automation, Manual Testing & Release Management.- Familiarity with agile best practices.- Programming languages: Java.- Build tools: Maven or Gradle.- BDD testing frameworks.AI-Assisted Testing:
• Experience with AI-assisted testing tools and frameworks for test case generation and optimization.
• Familiarity with using generative AI for:o Automated test case creationo Test script generation (UI and API)o Debugging and defect analysiso Test data generation and synthetic data creation
• Understanding of intelligent test selection, self-healing test automation, and predictive defect detection.
• Ability to apply AI tools responsibly to improve test coverage, speed, and quality while maintaining governance standards.

Nice to have

- Experience in Agile Framework