SDET - Payments Product

Zealant Consulting Group; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealant Consulting Group is seeking an experienced QA automation engineer to own and evolve the company's test automation platform. You will design robust frameworks across UI, API, and backend layers, and build internal QA tools to enhance efficiency and observability.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in software testing for SaaS or large-scale systems, with strong TypeScript/JavaScript or Python skills, and hands-on CI/CD and containerized environments.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining test automation frameworks across UI, API and backend.
• Strong coding skills in TypeScript, JavaScript or Python.
• Hands-on with CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments.
• Familiarity with observability, dashboards, and defect analytics.
• Excellent collaboration and documentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the test automation platform for scalability and reliability.
• Design and maintain robust automation frameworks across UI, API, and backend.
• Build internal QA tools to improve test efficiency and observability.
• Drive adoption of automation best practices and testing standards.
• Implement performance, load, and scalability tests for key features.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and DevOps to embed quality.
• Improve test reliability with intelligent retry and failure analysis.

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

AWS

Job description

• Own and evolve the test automation platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and ease of use
• Design and maintain robust automation frameworks across UI, API, and backend layers
• Build and enhance internal QA tools that improve test efficiency
• Drive adoption of automation best practices, coding standards, and efficient test design
• Implement and maintain test observability systems for reporting, analytics, and defect insights
• Conduct performance, load, and scalability testing for key features and services
• Develop and maintain test infrastructure, supporting containerized and distributed environments
• Collaborate closely with developers, QA, and DevOps to embed quality throughout the delivery pipeline
• Improve test reliability and flakiness detection through intelligent retry and failure analysis systems
• Contribute to continuous improvement of tooling, test data management, and CI/CD quality gates
• Research and implement emerging technologies (AI/ML, LLMs, smart test generation, etc.) to advance test automation capabilities
• Advocate for shift-left quality, influencing design and architecture discussions for better testability
• Maintain clear documentation and onboarding materials for test frameworks and platform usage

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the test automation platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and ease of use
• Design and maintain robust automation frameworks across UI, API, and backend layers
• Build and enhance internal QA tools that improve test efficiency
• Drive adoption of automation best practices, coding standards, and efficient test design
• Implement and maintain test observability systems for reporting, analytics, and defect insights
• Conduct performance, load, and scalability testing for key features and services
• Develop and maintain test infrastructure, supporting containerized and distributed environments
• Collaborate closely with developers, QA, and DevOps to embed quality throughout the delivery pipeline
• Improve test reliability and flakiness detection through intelligent retry and failure analysis systems
• Contribute to continuous improvement of tooling, test data management, and CI/CD quality gates
• Research and implement emerging technologies (AI/ML, LLMs, smart test generation, etc.) to advance test automation capabilities
• Advocate for shift-left quality, influencing design and architecture discussions for better testability
• Maintain clear documentation and onboarding materials for test frameworks and platform usage

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years in software testing or automation for web applications, SaaS platforms, or large-scale systems
• Technical Depth: Proven expertise in designing and maintaining test automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, etc.)
• Programming Skills: Strong in TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python - capable of writing scalable, maintainable automation code
• Infrastructure Knowledge: Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Cloud Proficiency: Working knowledge of GCP or AWS for test infrastructure and environment setup
• API & Backend Testing: Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, request validation, and integration testing
• Performance Testing: Experience with tools like k6, Locust, or JMeter for load and scalability validation
• Observability & Reporting: Familiarity with test reporting dashboards, metrics tracking, and alerting (Grafana, Prometheus, Slack integrations)
• Debugging Skills: Strong ability to diagnose failures in distributed systems and identify root causes quickly
• Architecture Awareness: Solid understanding of system design, micro-services, databases, and data flow across layers
• AI/ML Awareness (Preferred): Exposure to AI-assisted testing or LLM-based test generation is a plus
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills with a cross-functional mindset
• Mindset: Ownership-driven, curious about platform scalability, and passionate about building tools that enable others to test better

Skills: typescript,test automation,llm,test infrastructure,playwright,api