Qa Automation Testing Engineer

Evoke HR

Pune District, Ahmedabad District

On-site

INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000

Full time

6 days ago
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AI/LLM testing exposure
Kafka / event-driven architecture
OWASP Security testing
Synthetic monitoring / Canary testing
AI-driven test automation tools

Job summary

Evoke HR is seeking a Lead SDET / Quality Engineering Lead to drive quality engineering for a cloud-native SaaS platform. You will lead automation strategy, API/UI testing, CI/CD integration, performance testing, and mentor QA engineers.

Based in Pune (with potential in Ahmedabad), you will shape testing that spans UI, API, and microservices, establish scalable frameworks, and champion observability and shift-left practices across the team.

Qualifications

  • Strong experience building test automation for UI and API layers.
  • Expertise with CI/CD integration and quality gates.
  • Experience with cloud-native microservices and distributed systems.
  • Proven leadership of QA teams and mentoring.
  • Hands-on with performance testing and observability tools.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Quality Engineering strategy across UI, API, integration, and microservices.
  • Design and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.
  • Drive shift-left and shift-right quality practices.
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines with quality gates.
  • Develop API-first, contract, and schema testing strategies.
  • Perform performance/load testing for distributed cloud applications.
  • Use logs, metrics, and traces for observability and production validation.
  • Participate in architecture/design discussions and improve application testability.
  • Lead, mentor, and guide a team of Quality Engineers.
  • Drive automation modernization and tooling/platform migration initiatives.

Skills

Python
Java
JavaScript
Playwright
Cypress
Pytest
Robot Framework
API Testing
OpenAPI
Pact
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Microservices
Cloud
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
Locust
k6
Prometheus
Grafana
ELK/OpenSearch
SDLC
Agile

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Postman
Newman
REST Assured
Python Requests
k6
Locust
Gatling
Prometheus
Grafana
ELK/OpenSearch

Job description

Lead SDET Quality Engineering

Location: Pune / Ahmedabad
Experience: 8-12 Years
Education: Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are looking for a Lead SDET / Quality Engineering Lead to drive quality engineering for a cloud-native SaaS platform. The role involves leading automation strategy, API/UI testing, CI/CD integration, performance testing, and mentoring QA engineers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead Quality Engineering strategy across UI, API, integration, and microservices.
  • Design and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.
  • Drive shift-left and shift-right quality practices.
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines with quality gates.
  • Develop API-first, contract, and schema testing strategies.
  • Perform performance/load testing for distributed cloud applications.
  • Use logs, metrics, and traces for observability and production validation.
  • Participate in architecture/design discussions and improve application testability.
  • Lead, mentor, and guide a team of Quality Engineers.
  • Drive automation modernization and tooling/platform migration initiatives.
Must-Have Skills
  • Python (preferred) / Java / JavaScript
  • Playwright / Cypress
  • Pytest / Robot Framework
  • API Testing: Postman/Newman, REST Assured, or Python Requests
  • CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
  • Microservices, Cloud & Distributed Systems
  • Docker & Kubernetes
  • AWS / Cloud-based application testing
  • Contract Testing: OpenAPI / Pact
  • Performance Testing: k6 / Locust / Gatling
  • Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch
  • Strong SDLC & Agile knowledge
Good to Have
  • AI/ML or LLM testing
  • Kafka / event-driven architecture
  • Security testing / OWASP
  • Synthetic monitoring / Canary validation
  • AI-driven test automation tools
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