Senior QA

Luxoft; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft in India seeks a highly skilled Quality Engineer - Automation Specialist to join our engineering team responsible for building and operating a modern API and microservices platform.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in API test automation using Java and RestAssured, with a deep understanding of RESTful services, cloud-native architectures, and automated quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience with API test automation using Java and RestAssured.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, microservices, and HTTP status codes.
• Experience testing cloud-native applications and services.
• Hands-on with Docker and Git.
• Ability to design and maintain automated testing frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and tests for APIs and microservices.
• Create and execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests.
• Validate REST APIs, HTTP protocols, and error-handling scenarios.
• Collaborate to embed quality engineering across the SDLC.
• Support testing in cloud-native and containerized environments.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and drive automation-first practices.
• Identify and troubleshoot defects across distributed systems.

Skills

Java

RestAssured

API testing

Microservices

Cloud-native

CI/CD

Agile

Debugging

Tools

Docker

Git

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

GitLab CI/CD

Swagger/OpenAPI

Job description

Project description

We are seeking a highly skilled Quality Engineer - Automation Specialist to join our engineering team responsible for building and operating a modern API and microservices platform.The ideal candidate will have strong experience in API test automation using Java and RestAssured, with a deep understanding of RESTful services, cloud-native architectures, and automated quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle.You will work closely with software engineers, architects, product teams, and DevOps engineers to ensure the reliability, scalability, performance, and security of our API ecosystem.Primary Technology Stack: Java, RestAssured, REST APIs, Microservices, Kubernetes, Cloud Technologies

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for APIs and microservices.
• Create and execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end automated tests.
• Validate REST APIs, HTTP protocols, request/response contracts, and error-handling scenarios.
• Collaborate with development teams to embed quality engineering best practices throughout the SDLC.
• Support testing activities in cloud-native and containerized environments.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and drive automation-first quality practices.
• Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot defects across distributed systems and microservices.
• Report test results, quality metrics, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Work closely with software engineers, architects, product teams, and DevOps engineers to ensure the reliability, scalability, performance, and security of the API ecosystem.

SKILLS

Must have

• Experience min 6+ yearsTechnical Skills
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and RestAssured.
• Solid understanding of:o REST APIso Microservices architectureo HTTP protocols and status codeso API testing methodologies
• Experience testing cloud-native applications and services.
• Hands-on experience with:o Dockero Git
• Experience building and maintaining automated testing frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams.Core Competencies
• Quality-first mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively across engineering, DevOps, and product teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Preferred Experience
• Experience testing high-volume, enterprise-scale API platforms.
• Understanding of performance, scalability, and resilience testing.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps and shift-left testing practices.
• Experience working in highly distributed, cloud-native environments.
• Success Indicators
• High automated test coverage across API and microservices layers.
• Reduced regression defects through automation.
• Improved release quality and deployment confidence.
• Early identification of quality risks within the development lifecycle.

Nice to have

• Experience with Java 17 / Java 21.
• Experience testing event-driven architectures using Kafka.
• Experience with AWS or other public cloud platforms.
• Exposure to Kubernetes ecosystem tooling such as:
• ArgoCD, GitLab CI/CD, Tyk API Gateway
• Knowledge of API security standards:
• OAuth 2.0, JWT
• Experience working with API documentation and contract standards:
• Swagger, OpenAPI Specification (OAS)