MTS III, (Development & Test Engineer)

Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Panasonic Avionics Corporation in Pune, India, is hiring a senior SDET to own automation for API Management and Platform Configuration Services. You will design and implement Python-based tests, validate REST APIs, and integrate tests into GitLab CI/CD to strengthen release confidence.

You will collaborate with developers and product teams, troubleshoot failures across environments, and help raise regression coverage with strong automation ownership.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Pytest experience is mandatory.
• Automation frameworks from design through execution.
• REST/API automation with HTTP status and JSON validation.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines and branch validation.
• SSH, Python virtual environments, Docker and rack environments.
• Understanding of JAMA linkage, test reviews, and release evidence.
• Senior SDET or backend test automation with strong ownership.
• Familiarity with Go, Java, AWS, DevOps, and AI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and review Python/PyTest automation for REST APIs and services.
• Build reusable automation utilities, data strategies, and framework components.
• Integrate automated testing into GitLab CI/CD pipelines and triggers.
• Validate REST APIs, OpenAPI contracts, auth, health/readiness, logging, and performance workflows.
• Support release validation, test-cycle prep, and traceability.
• Troubleshoot automation failures across code, data, pipelines, and environments.
• Collaborate with developers and product teams to improve testability and regression coverage.
• Work across APIM and PCS products in a collaborative engineering environment.

Skills

Python

PyTest

REST/API automation

GitLab CI/CD

SSH

Docker

Kubernetes

Go

Java

AWS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

AWS

Job description

Overview

Who We Are:

Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!

How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that's here to stay! With our company's history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more.

If you want to learn more about us visit us at www.panasonic.aero. And for a full listing of open job opportunities go to www.panasonic.aero/join-us/.

The Position:

We are hiring a senior Hybrid SDET within Platform Engineering, supporting two products: API Management (APIM) and Platform Configuration Services (PCS). The role is focused on development-quality test automation, backend/API validation, and CI/CD integration. The successful candidate will own automation from design through execution and contribute to product-quality engineering and release confidence.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and review Python/PyTest-based automation for REST APIs, service workflows, smoke tests, regression tests, and release-critical scenarios.
• Build and maintain reusable automation utilities, test definitions, markers, test data strategies, and framework components.
• Integrate automated testing into GitLab CI/CD, including pipeline triggers, scheduled/manual execution, and branch-level validation.
• Validate REST APIs, including OpenAPI contracts, authentication, health/readiness/liveness endpoints, logging, metrics, and performance-sensitive workflows.
• Support release validation, test-cycle preparation, JAMA traceability, test reviews, and release evidence collection.
• Troubleshoot automation failures across code, data, pipelines, runners, racks, environments, loadables, and service-health layers.
• Partner closely with developers and product teams to understand API behavior, diagnose failures, improve testability, and strengthen regression coverage.
• Work across both APIM and PCS products, contributing to a collaborative, product-focused engineering environment.

What We're Looking For:

• Strong hands-on experience with Python and PyTest, including fixtures, markers, assertions, parameterization, reusable utilities, and maintainable test code.
• Experience owning automation frameworks from design through execution, rather than only executing existing scripts.
• Strong experience in REST/API automation, including HTTP status validation, JSON validation, authentication flows, health checks, and negative scenarios.
• Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD, including .gitlab-ci.yml, runners, pipeline variables, scheduled pipelines, branch validation, and smoke/regression tags.
• Experience with SSH, Python virtual environments, Docker, and rack/environment-specific test execution.
• Strong understanding of software quality processes, including JAMA linkage, test case reviews, release evidence, defect analysis, and regression coverage.
• Experience as a Senior SDET, Backend Test Automation Engineer, or Software Engineer with strong automation ownership.
• Ability to understand backend/API behavior, service interactions, deployment/runtime constraints, observability, and release risks.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills, with the ability to diagnose issues across application, infrastructure, pipeline, and environment layers.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with developers, product owners, release stakeholders, and engineering managers.

Qualifications

Experience:6-8 years

• The ideal candidate would have a strong combination of software development and test automation experience, rather than being focused exclusively on automation testing.
• Hands-on Pytest experience is mandatory and will be one of the key screening criteria.
• Candidates with a development-first background who are also comfortable taking ownership of automation testing will be preferred.
• Automation testing can be considered secondary to development, provided the candidate has solid development experience and hands-on experience with Pytest.
• Candidates with experience across Golang/Node.js, React, AWS, DevOps, and AI will be considered stronger profiles.

Good to Have:

• Experience with API Management/API Gateway concepts such as gateway routing, authentication, policy handling, configuration synchronization, OpenAPI/OAS, JWT, mTLS, and gateway health.
• Experience validating logs, metrics, dashboards, alerts, and service health, including Prometheus-style metrics.
• Performance testing experience using JMeter, k6, or similar tools.
• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and AWS.
• Working knowledge of Go, Java, or backend service code, with the ability to read product code and improve automation coverage.

Our Principles:

Contribution to Society | Fairness & Honesty | Cooperation & Team Spirit | Untiring Effort for Improvement | Courtesy & Humility | Adaptability | Gratitude

What We Offer:

At Panasonic Avionics Corporation we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.

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