Automation Test Engineer

Honeybee Tech Solutions; Hyderabad, Chennai; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Honeybee Tech Solutions is seeking a highly experienced QA / V&V Test Engineer with strong API testing, Playwright automation, and manual testing capabilities. The role requires close collaboration with engineering, product, and QA teams to ensure high-quality system-level testing.

You will design, develop, and execute tests across functional, integration, performance, and end-to-end scenarios, mentor junior testers, and drive test readiness reviews to deliver high-quality software releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering/ Computer Science/ MCA or related field.
• 5–10 years of hands-on experience in software/system testing.
• Strong experience in Functional Testing, SQL & JavaScript, Automation frameworks.
• Experience with test management tools (JIRA, TestRail).
• Familiarity with C++, C#, Java, UNIX, tcp/ip is a plus.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, integration, regression, performance, and system testing.
• Conduct API testing using Postman / SoapUI.
• Validate end-to-end system functionality against requirements.
• Conduct device-level and system-level testing.
• Execute integration and formal system tests.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Use Playwright for UI and system-level automation.
• Select and integrate appropriate test tools and frameworks.
• Maintain automation coverage aligned with manual test cases.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, procedures, and reports.
• Track requirements to test cases using JIRA.
• Identify, document, and track defects; work closely with developers for resolution.
• Prepare test status reports and present updates to stakeholders.
• Maintain test requirements databases and metrics.
• Work closely with engineering leads from analysis and design phase.
• Participate in root cause analysis and preventive actions.
• Lead Test Readiness Reviews.
• Interface with QA, hardware, software, and system engineering teams.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior test engineers.

Skills

API Testing

Postman / SoapUI

Playwright Automation

Manual Testing

Mobile Testing

JIRA Tool

Test Management & Defect Tracking

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

SQL / pl-sql

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/MCA

Tools

Postman

SoapUI

Playwright

TestRail

JIRA

Job description

Key Skills (Must Have)

• API Testing
• Postman / SoapUI
• Playwright Automation (Mandatory)
• Manual Testing
• Mobile Testing
• JIRA Tool
• Test Management & Defect Tracking
• JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• SQL / pl-sql

Role Overview (Must Have)

We are looking for a highly experienced QA / V&V Test Engineer with strong expertise in API testing, Playwright automation, and manual testing. The role requires close collaboration with engineering, product, and QA teams to ensure high-quality system-level testing.

Key Responsibilities

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Perform functional, integration, regression, performance, and system testing
• Conduct API testing using Postman / SoapUI
• Validate end-to-end system functionality against requirements
• Conduct device-level and system-level testing
• Execute integration and formal system tests

Automation Testing

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks
• Use Playwright for UI and system-level automation
• Select and integrate appropriate test tools and frameworks
• Maintain automation coverage aligned with manual test cases

Test Management & Reporting

• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, procedures, and reports
• Track requirements to test cases using JIRA
• Identify, document, and track defects; work closely with developers for resolution
• Prepare test status reports and present updates to stakeholders
• Maintain test requirements databases and metrics

Collaboration & Process

• Work closely with engineering leads from analysis and design phase
• Participate in root cause analysis and preventive actions
• Lead Test Readiness Reviews
• Interface with QA, hardware, software, and system engineering teams
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior test engineers

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering / Computer Science / MCA or related field
• 510 years of hands-on experience in software/system testing
• Strong experience in:
  • Functional Testing
  • SQL & JavaScript
  • Automation frameworks
• Experience with test management tools (JIRA, TestRail)
• Familiarity with C++, C#, Java, UNIX, tcp/ip is a plus
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills

Personal & Professional Skills

• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Self-motivated and quality-focused
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines
• Strong attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications (Good to Have)

• ISTQB Foundation Certification
• Experience with Transit / Transportation Systems (AFCS)
• Exposure to AI/ML-based solutions