Lead II - Software Testing (Selenium Java & RestAssured)

UST; Thiruvananthapuram; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

UST is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 8+ years of automation testing experience, strong Java skills, and expertise in Selenium-based UI automation.

Candidate should have hands-on API testing (REST/GraphQL), Kafka-based event-driven systems, and AWS cloud tech with CI/CD integration. Exposure to performance testing, automation framework development, and mentoring QA team members is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Software Testing/QA with strong Java and UI automation.
• Hands-on API testing including REST/GraphQL and Kafka.
• Experience with AWS cloud services and infra-as-code tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation initiatives across QA teams.
• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and share QA strategies.
• Contribute to performance testing and end-to-end validation.

Skills

Java

Selenium WebDriver

UI test automation

API Testing

REST

GraphQL

Kafka

AWS

CI/CD

Test Automation Frameworks

Performance Testing

Agile/Scrum

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

REST Assured

AWS CDK

AWS SAM

AWS CloudFormation

Apache Kafka

Job description

• 8+ years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Assurance.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java.
• Extensive experience with Selenium WebDriver and UI test automation.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, test processes, and the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Hands-on experience in API Testing, including RESTful APIs and GraphQL.
• Experience working with Kafka and event-driven architectures/integrations.
• Working knowledge of AWS services and infrastructure-as-code tools, including:
  • AWS CDK
  • AWS SAM
  • AWS CloudFormation
• Experience developing and maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of performance testing tools and methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Experience: 8+ Years

Must-Have Skills

• 8+ years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Assurance.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java.
• Extensive experience with Selenium WebDriver and UI test automation.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, test processes, and the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Hands-on experience in API Testing, including RESTful APIs and GraphQL.
• Experience working with Kafka and event-driven architectures/integrations.
• Working knowledge of AWS services and infrastructure-as-code tools, including:
  • AWS CDK
  • AWS SAM
  • AWS CloudFormation
• Experience developing and maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of performance testing tools and methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Expertise in API automation and end-to-end test automation.
• Experience testing distributed, cloud-native, and event-driven applications.
• Ability to mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to overall QA and automation strategies.

Core Technologies

• Java
• Selenium WebDriver
• API Testing (REST & GraphQL)
• Apache Kafka
• AWS (CDK, SAM, CloudFormation)
• CI/CD
• Test Automation Frameworks
• Performance Testing
• Agile/Scrum

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Summary

Looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 8+ years of experience in automation testing, strong Java programming skills, and expertise in Selenium-based UI automation. The candidate should have hands-on experience in API testing (REST/GraphQL), Kafka-based event-driven systems, AWS cloud technologies, and CI/CD integration. Exposure to performance testing, automation framework development, and mentoring QA team members will be highly valued.

Skills

API Testing, Rest Assured, Selenium, Java, CI/CD, GraphQL, Agile, Test Automation, Apache Kafka