QA Lead Engineer Linux

Quest Global; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global in Pune, India, seeks a QA Automation Engineer (AI-Enabled Quality Engineering) to design, develop, and maintain automated tests for Windows desktop applications and REST APIs, leveraging AI coding assistants to accelerate script creation and maintenance.

You will integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, work with AWS test environments, and apply RAG concepts to improve test coverage, efficiency, and quality across complex data workflows.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of test automation frameworks and scripting.
• Knowledge of Windows desktop testing and UI automation.
• Experience with REST API testing and automation.
• Familiarity with Playwright, Selenium, or similar.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and pipelines.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps.
• AWS basics for cloud-based testing.
• Familiarity with AI coding assistants and AI-enabled testing.
• Understanding of Agentic AI and RAG concepts.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Test Windows desktop applications including UI, functional, and integration tests.
• Develop and execute automated API tests for REST APIs.
• Leverage AI coding assistants to accelerate test development and maintenance.
• Apply Agentic AI and RAG concepts to QA workflows.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with Azure DevOps for source control, pipelines, and test reporting.
• Understand and work with AWS-based environments for testing.
• Identify automation opportunities and optimize testing efficiency.

Skills

Test automation

Windows desktop testing

API testing

Selenium

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

AWS basics

AI coding assistants

RAG concepts

Automation mindset

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

REST Assured

Karate

Maven

Git

TestNG

JIRA

Testrail

JMeter

Job description

Job Requirements

Job Description – QA Automation Engineer (AI-Enabled Quality Engineering)

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for functional, regression, and API testing.
• Perform testing of Windows desktop applications, including UI, functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop and execute automated API tests for REST APIs, validating responses, data integrity, error handling, and service integrations.
• Leverage AI coding assistants to accelerate test script development, debugging, test case generation, and automation maintenance.
• Explore and apply Agentic AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) concepts to enhance QA workflows and test automation.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing practices.
• Work with Azure DevOps for source control, pipeline execution, test reporting, and build validation.
• Understand and work with AWS-based environments for test execution, application validation, and troubleshooting.
• Identify automation opportunities, improve test coverage, and continuously optimize testing efficiency and quality.

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of test automation frameworks, scripting, framework design, and automation best practices.
• Knowledge of Windows desktop application testing and UI automation techniques.
• Experience or understanding of API testing and automation using REST APIs.
• Familiarity with automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, or other relevant frameworks.
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts and integration of automated tests into pipelines.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, including repositories, pipelines, and test execution workflows.
• Basic understanding of AWS services and cloud-based test environments.
• Familiarity with AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, or similar tools.
• Understanding of Agentic AI, AI-assisted testing, and RAG concepts.
• Strong automation mindset with problem-solving skills and the ability to identify opportunities to reduce manual effort.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in automating Windows desktop applications using suitable tools and frameworks.
• Exposure to Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, PowerShell, or other automation scripting languages.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline configuration, automated test reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Practical exposure to AI-driven test generation, automation script enhancement, or intelligent test analysis.
• Ability to learn and adopt new tools and technologies to improve QA productivity.

Work Experience

Years Of Experience: 6-8 years

Must Have Skill -

• Java, Python, Linux, Selenium, Rest assured, Test rails
• An expert in Selenium Web Driver with Java
• An expert in TESTNG framework, Maven tools
• Good hand on knowledge of API automation using REST Assured/Karate.
• Experience in scripting and programming languages (Java, Python, SQL, Shell Script).
• Hands on experience in version management tools such as GIT.
• Hands-on experience in validating data pipelines, ETL processes, and large-scale data integrations.
• Proficient in Data Validation and Data Quality Testing, including source-to-target reconciliation, data integrity checks, and transformation validation.
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud services
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Hand on in test management tools like JIRA,Testrail
• In-depth knowledge of Testing concepts and Test Project management.
• Experience in performance testing tools like JMeter.