Senior JavaScript Automation Test Engineer with AI & Agentic Testing

EPAM Systems, Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Flexible benefits

CSR activities

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Senior JavaScript Automation Test Engineer to lead a testers team, design scalable automation, and advance our test automation framework with AI-powered approaches.

You will mentor teammates, craft test strategies, and drive API automation for REST and SOAP, integrating with Jenkins and GitHub Actions while upholding high quality standards.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in software test automation and quality engineering.
• Strong API test automation experience (REST/SOAP) with various auth methods.
• Deep knowledge of design patterns (POM, Singleton, Decorator).
• CI/CD integration and static analysis tooling experience.
• Familiarity with test pyramid, DoR/DoD concepts.
• Exposure to LLMs and AI-assisted testing approaches.

Responsibilities

• Guide and mentor a team of testers throughout testing activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to review system requirements.
• Create detailed test plans, cases, and strategies.
• Organize and prioritize testing tasks for thorough coverage.
• Build and run API automation for REST and SOAP services.
• Integrate automation with CI/CD via Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Develop AI-powered test generation and automation workflows.
• Track, report, and validate defects to ensure resolution.

Skills

API test automation

CI/CD tooling

Test strategy

JavaScript automation

AI-assisted testing

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

REST/SOAP testing

Job description

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.We're looking for a Senior JavaScript Automation Test Engineer to join our team. In this role, you'll help guarantee the accuracy and dependability of our software systems, lead a team of testers, oversee automated testing processes, and help improve our test automation framework on an ongoing basis.The successful candidate will design scalable automation solutions, champion quality engineering practices, mentor team members, and apply Generative AI and Agentic AI technologies to speed up software testing and delivery.ResponsibilitiesGuide and mentor a team of testers, offering support throughout testing activitiesWork with cross-functional teams to collect and review system requirementsCreate detailed test plans, test cases, and test strategiesOrganize and prioritize testing tasks to achieve thorough and efficient coverageBuild and run automation scripts using advanced automation toolsTrack, report, and follow up on defects to ensure proper validation and resolutionEstablish and uphold quality standards that reflect best practicesBuild API automation solutions for both REST and SOAP servicesVerify XML and JSON payloads using serialization and deserialization methodsConnect automation suites to CI/CD pipelines through Jenkins and GitHub ActionsDevelop test strategies, automation roadmaps, and quality metricsCreate AI-powered solutions for generating test cases, writing test scripts, reviewing code, and automating API-driven workflowsRequirements5-8 years working in software test automation and quality engineeringStrong skills in API test automation for REST and SOAP services, covering authentication methods like Basic Authentication, Bearer Tokens, OAuth, and NTLMDeep knowledge of software design patterns, including Singleton, Factory, Decorator, Page Object Model (POM), and Page FactoryExperience integrating CI/CD and DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and static code analysis toolsSolid grasp of test strategy concepts, including Test Pyramid, Definition of Ready (DoR), and Definition of Done (DoD)Working knowledge of Confirmation Testing, Regression Testing, and Change Impact TestingPractical experience with Large Language Models like GitHub Copilot, Claude, and CursorSolid understanding of Prompt Engineering, Context Window Management, Tokenization, and Model Selection StrategiesExperience with embeddings and vector databases for semantic search, similarity search, and retrieval tasksAbility to design AI-driven solutions using tools like Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and OpenAI AssistantsA Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related disciplineNice to haveExperience creating multi-agent workflows for end-to-end testing, automated reporting, and handling failure recovery and fallback scenariosFamiliarity with RAG architectures and connecting LLMs to enterprise knowledge sourcesKnowledge of Model Context Protocol concepts and frameworks used to coordinate agent interactions and monitor workflowsUnderstanding of Attention Mechanisms and Transformer-based model architecturesWe offerOpportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographiesVast opportunities for self-development: online university, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certificationsOpportunity to share your ideas on international platformsSponsored Tech Talks & HackathonsUnlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutionsPossibility to relocate to any EPAM office for short and long-term projectsFocused individual developmentBenefit package:Health benefitsRetirement benefitsPaid time offFlexible benefitsForums to explore beyond work passion (CSR, photography, painting, sports, etc.)