QA And Validation Engineer

Kyndryl; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be Well program

Hybrid-friendly culture

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a seasoned Quality Assurance professional to design, build and maintain high-volume mainframe-related testing and modernization validation. You will contribute to smoke testing, post-migration validation, and automated testing across web, API, and enterprise applications.

You will participate in Agile ceremonies, ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement in test practices in a hybrid-friendly environment in Bengaluru, India.

Qualifications

• Experience in Testing & Quality Assurance across enterprise applications.
• Automation frameworks design and maintenance.
• Ability to validate functional, integration, system, regression and UAT testing.

Responsibilities

• Develops smoke test packs, validates post-migration performance, runs functional and connectivity checks.
• Develop and execute test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scripts for enterprise applications.
• Validate functional, integration, system, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT) requirements.
• Review requirements to ensure complete test coverage and identify quality risks.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to release planning and CI/CD integration.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks and scripts for web, API, and mobile apps.
• Collaborate with DevOps to implement shift-left testing and continuous testing in pipelines.
• Validate APIs, data validation, and end-to-end integrations across systems.

Skills

Testing & QA

Functional Testing

Automation Testing

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

TestNG

JUnit

Cucumber (BDD)

API Testing

Postman

REST Assured

SoapUI

CI/CD

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Git

SQL

Data Validation

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Cypress.io

Playwright

Jenkins

Job description

Job Description

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world’s leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people—Kyndryls—that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.

The Role

Your role
Bring your specialist knowledge and experience to a company managing 50% of the world’s MIPS and play a critical role in our modernization mission. You’ll be in good company among our global community of experts leading the future of mainframe modernization. Experts who share knowledge openly and collaborate freely.
In this role, you’ll design, build and maintain the high-volume business logic that runs on the mainframe. At the same time you’ll play a key role in refactoring legacy code to enable modern cloud and mobile applications to seamlessly interact with the mainframe’s core data.
What you will do

Develops smoke test packs, validates post-migration performance, runs functional and connectivity checks.

Quality Assurance & Test Management

• Develop and execute test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scripts for enterprise applications and platforms.
• Validate functional, integration, system, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT) requirements.
• Review business and technical requirements to ensure complete test coverage.
• Identify quality risks and recommend mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to release planning activities.

Test Automation

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks and test scripts.
• Implement test automation for web, API, mobile, and enterprise applications.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and faster releases.
• Improve test coverage and execution efficiency through automation best practices.

Validation & Compliance

• Validate application functionality, data integrity, workflows, configurations, and business processes.
• Ensure applications comply with business, security, operational, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain validation documentation, test evidence, and traceability records.
• Support audits, governance reviews, and compliance assessments as required.

Defect Management & Continuous Improvement

• Log, track, prioritise, and validate defect resolutions.
• Conduct root cause analysis for recurring defects and quality issues.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure timely defect resolution.
• Analyse testing trends and recommend process improvements to enhance product quality.

Performance & Non-Functional Testing

• Perform performance, load, stress, scalability, and reliability testing.
• Assess application resilience, availability, and recovery capabilities.
• Validate system performance against defined business and technical requirements.
• Support security testing activities in collaboration with security teams.

Integration & Data Validation

• Validate APIs, middleware, interfaces, and end-to-end integrations.
• Perform data reconciliation and verification across multiple systems.
• Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency throughout business processes.
• Support testing of enterprise SaaS, cloud, and hybrid applications.

DevOps & Continuous Testing

• Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement shift-left testing practices.
• Support continuous testing initiatives within CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in release validation and deployment verification activities.
• Drive quality engineering practices that enable faster and more reliable software delivery.

Who You Are

Required skills and experience

• Testing & Quality Assurance
• Functional Testing
• Integration Testing
• System Testing
• Regression Testing
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Defect Management and Root Cause Analysis
• Automation Testing
• Selenium
• Cypress
• Playwright
• TestNG
• JUnit
• Cucumber (BDD)
• API & Integration Testing
• Postman
• REST Assured
• SoapUI
• API Automation Frameworks
• Performance Testing
• JMeter
• LoadRunner
• Gatling
• DevOps & CI/CD
• Jenkins
• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD
• Git
• Database Testing
• SQL
• Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL
• Data Validation and Reconciliation

Preferred skills and experience

• Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Kubernetes and Container Testing
• DevSecOps Practices
• Test Data Management
• Service Virtualisation
• Agile and Scrum Methodologies
• Experience with enterprise SaaS platforms such as Workday, SAP, Salesforce, or ServiceNow

Being You

The “Kyn” in Kyndryl means kinship, which represents the strong bonds we have with each other, our customers and our communities. We focus on ensuring all Kyndryls feel included and we welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We believe in growth, and we’re excited to see what you can bring. At Kyndryl, employee feedback has told us that our number one driver of employee engagement is belonging. That sense of belonging — being a valued, respected, trusted member of the team — is fundamental to our culture and fueling great experiences for our customers. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you the ability to thrive and contribute to our culture of empathy and shared success. That’s The Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

Your career with us isn’t just a job—it’s an adventure with purpose. We offer a dynamic, hybrid-friendly culture that supports your well-being and empowers you to grow. Our Be Well programs are thoughtfully designed to support your financial, mental, physical, and social health—because we know that when you feel your best, you do your best.
From your very first day, you’ll dive into impactful work that powers the systems our customers rely on every day. You won’t just contribute—you’ll make a difference, tackling meaningful projects that sharpen your skills and fuel your growth.
We’re here to champion your journey. With powerful tools to chart your career path, personalized development goals aligned with your ambitions, and continuous feedback to keep you inspired and on track, you’ll have everything you need to thrive and evolve. You’ll develop in-demand skills to grow your career and achieve your ambitions with access to cutting-edge learning opportunities—from certifications with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to coaching and hands‑on experiences. And through it all, you’ll be part of a culture that values empathy, restless learning, and a devotion to shared success.
We want you to thrive here—and we’re committed to helping you do just that. Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape what’s next.