QA Automation Engineer

Aon; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Aon in India is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks for medium to high complexity systems.

You will collaborate with Developers, BAs, Product Owners, and DevOps teams to drive test strategy, CI/CD integration, and improve quality practices; 7–10 years of hands-on experience required.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of hands-on automation QA experience.
• Strong knowledge of automation frameworks and testing principles.
• Experience with UI, API, and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve test automation strategy and frameworks.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites for UI, API, and integration tests.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and enable fast feedback.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure testable requirements.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to best practices.

Skills

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

WebDriverIO

Java

Python

CI/CD

REST API testing

SQL

Git

Education

B.Tech in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Git

Postman

Job description

Job Title- Sr Automation QA Engineer

Position type- Full Time

Work Location- Bangalore , Noida, Gurgaon

Working style- Hybrid

Shift Time- 12PM to 9PM

People Manager role: No

Required education and certifications critical for the role- BTech in computer science or related quantitative field, or equivalent experience

Required Years Of Experience – 7-10 years of work experience in relevant field

AON IS IN THE BUSINESS OF BETTER DECISIONS At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are committed to our purpose as one firm, united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Job Summary Senior QA Automation Engineer – works with limited guidance to design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks and suites for medium to high complexity systems, ensuring high quality and reliability of deliverables. Partners closely with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and DevOps/Infra teams to drive test strategy, automation coverage, and continuous testing as part of CI/CD pipelines. Provides technical leadership within the QA function, mentors junior team members, contributes to estimation and risk identification, and influences improvements in quality engineering practices, tools, and processes.

• Own and evolve test automation strategy and frameworksfor assigned applications and platforms, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and reusability.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites(UI, API, integration, and regression) for medium to high complexity features and systems.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous testing, fast feedback, and quality gates as part of build and release processes.
• Work closely with BAs, Product Owners, and Developers to review requirements and designs, identify test conditions early, and ensure functional and non‑functional requirements are testable.
• Lead efforts to maintain and optimize regression test packs, ensuring appropriate coverage of critical business flows and minimizing flakiness.
• Analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, and collaborate with development and DevOps teams to identify root causesand drive timely defect resolution.
• Contribute to and sometimes lead non‑functional testingactivities (e.g., performance, reliability, basic security checks) using approved tools and practices.
• Mentor and support junior QA engineers, providing guidance on test design, automation practices, coding standards, and quality mindset.
• Influence and improve QA and engineering processes, standards, and tooling (e.g., coding guidelines for test automation, code review practices for test assets).
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies(planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives), providing input on test effort, quality risks, and readiness for release.
• Produce and maintain clear documentationof test frameworks, automation approaches, test plans, and test execution reports for stakeholders.

Skills And Experience

• 6+ years of strong hands‑on experience with modern test automation frameworksfor web/UI testing (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, WebDriverIO, or equivalent).
• Solid experience testing and automating REST APIs(e.g., Postman with Newman, REST Assured, Karate, or similar).
• Proficiency in at least one programming languageused for automation (e.g., Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python), including good coding practices and refactoring skills.
• Practical experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD tools(e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI) with build, test, and deployment pipelines.
• Strong understanding of software testing principlesand techniques (functional, integration, regression, exploratory, boundary, negative testing, etc.).
• Working knowledge of relational databases(e.g., SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle) and ability to write moderate‑complexity SQL for data setup and validation.
• Experience with version control systems(e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows (branches, pull requests, code reviews).
• Exposure to or experience with performance testing tools(e.g., JMeter, Gatling, k6) and analysis of performance results is a plus.
• Familiarity with BDD/TDD approachesand tools (e.g., Cucumber, SpecFlow, Behave) is desirable.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrumenvironments and collaborating with cross‑functional teams (Dev, QA, DevOps, Product, BA).

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