Lead Java Automation Test Engineer

EPAM Systems; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in India seeks a Lead Java Automation Test Engineer to architect scalable automation frameworks, drive API testing, and integrate CI/CD pipelines. You will mentor teams and push quality engineering practices to accelerate software delivery.

Responsibilities include building Selenium-based solutions, designing reusable libraries, and enforcing coding standards across projects. Strong expertise in Java, API auth, and design patterns is expected.

Qualifications

• 9 to 14 years of IT experience.
• Expertise in API authentication/authorization: Basic, Bearer, OAuth, NTLM.
• Proficiency in Singleton, Factory, Decorator, Page Object Model/Factory.
• Knowledge of static code analysis and quality gates.
• Background in embeddings for semantic search applications.
• Understanding of similarity search and retrieval mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Java.
• Build robust automation solutions using Selenium.
• Lead framework architecture decisions focused on scalability and maintainability.
• Implement parallel execution strategies across browsers and platforms.
• Develop reusable libraries, utilities, and framework extensions.
• Design and implement API automation for REST and SOAP services.
• Validate XML/JSON payloads via serialization/deserialization.
• Handle session management and API testing integration.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce clean coding standards.
• Establish coding standards, branching strategies and version control best practices.
• Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Publish automation reports and dashboards for stakeholders.

Skills

Java Automation

API Security

Design Patterns

Static Code Analysis

Embeddings for Semantic Search

Similarity Search

Attention Mechanisms

Tools

Selenium

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

We are seeking a Lead Java Automation Test Engineer with strong expertise in Java automation frameworks, API testing, and CI/CD integration to design scalable automation solutions, drive quality engineering practices, and mentor teams to accelerate software testing and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Java
• Build robust automation solutions using Selenium
• Lead framework architecture decisions focused on scalability, maintainability, and reusability
• Implement parallel execution strategies and optimize execution times across browsers and platforms
• Develop reusable libraries, utilities, and framework extensions
• Design and implement API automation solutions for REST and SOAP services
• Validate XML and JSON payloads through serialization and deserialization techniques
• Handle session management and API integration testing
• Conduct code reviews and enforce clean coding standards
• Establish and govern coding standards, branching strategies, and version control best practices
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Publish automation reports and dashboards for stakeholders

Requirements

• 9 to 14 years of experience in IT
• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming principles including classes and objects, inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, and abstraction
• Expertise in API authentication and authorization mechanisms including Basic Authentication, Bearer Tokens, OAuth, and NTLM
• Proficiency in software design patterns including Singleton, Factory, Decorator, Page Object Model, and Page Factory
• Familiarity with static code analysis and quality gates configuration
• Background in generating and utilizing embeddings for semantic search applications
• Understanding of similarity search and retrieval mechanisms

Nice to have

• Understanding of Attention Mechanisms and Transformer-based model architectures