QA Engineer - Automation

Keka Inc.

Hyderabad

Hybrid

INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Full time

37 hours ago

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Job summary

Keka Inc. in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to strengthen our hybrid testing team. With 5–8 years in software testing, you will drive both manual and automated testing across sprint features, ensuring quality from planning to release.

You will work with Developers, Product Owners, and QA to design test scenarios, implement automation, and integrate pipelines in Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

5–8 years of software testing experience.
Strong manual testing and test design skills.
Hands-on with WebDriverIO or Playwright.
Experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines.
Strong Agile/Scrum understanding.
Experience with JIRA or similar tools.
Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and estimation.
Create and execute test scenarios and cases.
Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
Validate defect fixes and perform impact analysis.
Collaborate with developers, product owners, and business analysts.
Develop and maintain automation scripts and framework.
Integrate automation with CI/CD and monitor pipelines.
Mentor junior team members on best practices.

Skills

Manual Testing

WebDriverIO

Playwright

CI/CD integration

Agile/Scrum

JIRA

Test automation framework

Root cause analysis

Sprint planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ IT

Tools

WebDriverIO

Playwright

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

Experience: 5 - 8 years

Job Location: Hyderabad/Ahmedabad

Work Mode: Hybrid

Time Zone/Shift: Starts at 12:30 PM IST

Requirement

Key Responsibilities

Sprint Testing Activities

Participate in Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Story Refinement, and Estimation sessions.
Analyze business requirements and prepare test scenarios and test cases.
Perform Functional, Integration, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, and End-to-End testing for sprint features.
Validate defect fixes, perform impact analysis, and provide QA sign-off.
Collaborate with Developers, Product Owners, and Business Analysts to ensure quality deliverables.

Automation Responsibilities

Develop automation scripts for new features and maintain existing automation suites.
Enhance reusable automation components and framework capabilities.
Execute automation suites and analyze failures to identify application issues versus script issues.
Improve automation coverage across sprint features and regression suites.
Review automation code and follow engineering best practices.
Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, etc.).
Support continuous testing and automated regression execution during deployments.
Monitor pipeline execution results and troubleshoot automation failures.
Perform automation result analysis and provide detailed execution reports.
Estimate automation effort and contribute to sprint planning.
Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency through automation.
Work with cross-functional teams to improve release quality and reduce regression risks.
Mentor junior team members on automation best practices and testing methodologies.

Mandatory Skills

5–8 years of experience in Software Testing.
Strong experience in Manual Testing (Functional, Regression, Integration, Smoke, Sanity, End-to-End Testing).
Hands-on experience with WebDriverIO or Playwright.
Experience in automation framework development and maintenance.
Experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines.
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Experience with JIRA or similar defect management tools.
Experience in automation execution, debugging, result analysis, and root cause analysis.
Experience in effort estimation and sprint planning.
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

API testing and automation using Postman, Karate and Playwright API.
SQL/database validation.
Mobile automation exposure using Appium or WebDriverIO.
Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, or similar version control tools.
AI-assisted testing tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, Factory.AI, Rovo, etc.).

Responsibilities Beyond Execution

Contribute to test strategy and automation roadmap discussions.
Improve automation stability and execution efficiency.
Participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.
Continuously identify opportunities for process improvements.Drive quality throughout the SDLC by adopting Shift-Left testing practices.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Strong ownership, accountability, and commitment to quality.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced Agile environment.

About Us

We are a global, cloud-native organization with a strong presence across North America and India, delivering innovative digital transformation solutions to clients across diverse industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail & E-commerce, Manufacturing, and Technology. Our strong client base includes Fortune 500 enterprises as well as high-growth mid-market and startup organizations, giving our teams exposure to a wide variety of business challenges and cutting-edge solutions.

Our technology practices are built around modern, future-ready capabilities including Cloud Engineering, Data & Analytics, AI/ML, Digital Experience Platforms, Application Modernization, and Enterprise Solutions such as SAP and other leading platforms. We follow a design thinking-led approach combined with agile and lean engineering practices to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions. Backed by globally recognized certifications such as ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, UK Cyber Essentials Plus, and CMMI Level 3, we ensure the highest standards of security, compliance, process maturity, and quality across all our engagements.

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