Lead Java Automation Test Engineer

EPAM Systems; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead Java Automation Test Engineer with deep expertise in Java automation frameworks, API testing, and CI/CD integration to design scalable automation solutions and mentor teams to accelerate software testing and delivery.

Responsibilities include designing automation frameworks, building Selenium-based solutions, API automation, and integrating with Jenkins/GitHub Actions, while enforcing coding standards and delivering stakeholder reports.

Qualifications

• 9–14 years of IT experience.
• Solid understanding of OOP (classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism).
• Experience with API authentication mechanisms (Basic, Bearer, OAuth, NTLM).
• Knowledge of software design patterns (Singleton, Factory, Decorator, Page Object Model).
• Familiarity with static code analysis and quality gates.
• Experience with embeddings for semantic search applications and similarity search concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java automation frameworks.
• Build robust Selenium-based automation solutions.
• Lead framework architecture decisions for scalability and maintainability.
• Implement parallel test execution across browsers and platforms.
• Develop reusable libraries and framework extensions.
• Create API automation for REST and SOAP services.
• Validate XML/JSON payloads via serialization/deserialization.
• Manage session handling and API integration testing.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce coding standards.
• Define coding standards, branching strategies, and VCS best practices.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Publish automation reports and dashboards for stakeholders.

Skills

Java

Automation testing

Selenium

CI/CD

Design patterns

APIs

Code reviews

Parallel execution

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

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