Senior Java Automation Test Engineer

EPAM Systems; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Maharashtra, India, seeks a Senior Java Automation Test Engineer to design scalable automation frameworks and drive quality across teams. You will lead Selenium-based automation, API testing, and CI/CD integration, delivering robust test solutions and mentoring peers.

The role requires 6–9 years in IT with strong Java and automation experience, knowledge of design patterns, and experience with Jenkins/GitHub Actions.

Qualifications

• 6 to 9 years of IT experience with focus on test automation.
• Proficiency in Java and OOP principles (Classes/Objects, Inheritance, Polymorphism).
• Expertise in Selenium, REST and SOAP API automation.
• Knowledge of authentication/authorization mechanisms (Basic, Bearer, OAuth, NTLM).
• Familiarity with design patterns (Singleton, Factory, Decorator, POM, Page Factory).
• CI/CD tooling experience (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Understanding of static code analysis and quality gates.
• Experience with embeddings for semantic search applications and retrieval systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Java.
• Build robust automation solutions using Selenium.
• Lead framework architecture decisions for scalability and maintainability.
• Implement parallel execution strategies across browsers and platforms.
• Develop reusable libraries, utilities, and framework extensions.
• Design and implement API automation for REST and SOAP services.
• Validate XML/JSON payloads via serialization/deserialization.
• Handle session management and API integration testing.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce clean coding standards.
• Establish and govern coding standards, branching strategies, and VCS best practices.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Publish automation reports and dashboards for stakeholders.

Skills

Java

Automation

Selenium

API testing

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

OOP

Design patterns

Page Object Model

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Java Automation Test Engineer with strong expertise in Java automation frameworks, API testing, and CI/CD integration. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing scalable automation solutions, driving quality engineering practices, and mentoring teams to accelerate software testing and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Java
• Build robust automation solutions using Selenium
• Lead framework architecture decisions focused on scalability, maintainability, and reusability
• Implement parallel execution strategies and optimize execution times across browsers and platforms
• Develop reusable libraries, utilities, and framework extensions
• Design and implement API automation solutions for REST and SOAP services
• Validate XML and JSON payloads through serialization and deserialization techniques
• Handle session management and API integration testing
• Conduct code reviews and enforce clean coding standards
• Establish and govern coding standards, branching strategies, and version control best practices
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Publish automation reports and dashboards for stakeholders

Requirements

• 6 to 9 years of experience in IT, with a focus on test automation
• Expertise in Java, including Object-Oriented Programming principles such as Classes and Objects, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, and Abstraction
• Proficiency in Selenium, REST, and SOAP API automation
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms including Basic Authentication, Bearer Tokens, OAuth, and NTLM
• Familiarity with software design patterns including Singleton, Factory, Decorator, Page Object Model, and Page Factory
• Skills in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Understanding of static code analysis and quality gates
• Background in generating and utilizing embeddings for semantic search applications
• Understanding of similarity search and retrieval mechanisms

Nice to have

• Understanding of Transformer Architecture
• Familiarity with Attention Mechanisms and Transformer-based model architectures