QA Automation and Functional Engineer

DataArtha Solutions; Ernakulam; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

DataArtha Solutions in Kochi is seeking a QA Automation Engineer with 3-6 years of experience to design and execute API, web and mobile tests within a hybrid work model. You will build robust automation, validate data and logs, and contribute to performance, security and recovery testing while maintaining CI-driven quality guarantees.

You will collaborate across cross-functional teams, own test data, and drive early defect detection and stable release readiness in a fast-paced product

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in software testing and automation.
• Experience with API automation and test frameworks.
• Hands-on CI/CD and defect-management practices.
• Strong SQL/data validation and log analysis.
• Experience with Playwright or Selenium for web automation.
• Mobile automation experience or structured device testing.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements and identify positive, negative, boundary and permission scenarios.
• Create and execute API, web, mobile and integration tests.
• Build maintainable automation using approved frameworks.
• Prepare test data and validate database, files, notifications and audit results.
• Run device/browser regression and investigate failures.
• Log reproducible defects with evidence and verify fixes.
• Contribute to performance, security and recovery testing.
• Maintain automated suites in CI and eliminate flaky tests.

Skills

Functional test design

Exploratory testing

API automation

Web automation

Mobile automation

SQL/data validation

Git, CI and defect management

Tools

REST Assured

Postman

Playwright

Selenium

Appium

JMeter

k6

Gatling

Job description

Quality Engineering India - Kochi preferred / hybrid 3-6 years in software testing and automation Full-time

Experience 3-6 years in software testing and automation

Employment Full-time

Direct Reports None

The Role

What you\'ll do and what you\'ll bring

Key Responsibilities

• Review requirements and identify positive, negative, boundary and permission scenarios
• Create and execute API, web, mobile and integration tests
• Build maintainable automation using approved frameworks
• Prepare test data and validate database, files, notifications and audit results
• Run device/browser regression and investigate failures
• Log reproducible defects with evidence and verify fixes
• Contribute to performance, security and recovery testing
• Maintain automated suites in CI and eliminate flaky tests

Essential Qualifications & Skills

• Strong functional test design and exploratory testing
• API automation with REST Assured/Postman or equivalent
• Web automation with Playwright/Selenium
• Mobile automation or structured device testing
• SQL/data validation and log analysis
• Git, CI and defect-management practices

First Six Months

Expected outcomes

• Automate priority critical paths
• Maintain stable CI regression feedback
• Complete supported browser/device coverage
• Reduce recurring defect patterns through early reviews
• Support pilot and production verification

Accountability

Success measures

• Defects found before release
• Automation stability
• Critical-path coverage
• Defect quality and turnaround

Good to Have

Preferred qualifications and behavioural fit

Preferred Qualifications

Appium JMeter/k6/Gatling Security-test awareness E-commerce/logistics domain

Behavioural Competencies

Curiosity Precision Constructive challenge Persistence in root-cause analysis

Working Context

What to expect if you join

The role works in a cross-functional, documentation-first and architecture-led product environment. Candidates must be comfortable with hands-on ownership, transparent decisions, code/design review, automated quality controls and production accountability. The six-month MVP excludes unnecessary microservices, Kubernetes, speculative AI and other scope not approved through product governance.

Application evidence: CV, role-relevant portfolio or work sample where applicable, and concise examples showing personal contribution and measurable outcomes. Final compensation, work arrangement and joining date will be confirmed during the recruitment process. DataArtha Solutions is committed to fair, respectful and merit-based selection.