Senior QA Automation

Softobiz; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Softobiz is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer focused on mobile app testing and automation. You will own end-to-end test strategies across iOS and Android, build robust automation frameworks, and ensure quality in CI/CD workflows.

Collaboration with product, engineering, and design teams is essential to release excellence. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience with Appium and modern web/API testing tools, a strong mobile-first mindset, and the ability to drive testing from

Qualifications

• 5–6+ years of mobile app testing experience.
• Hands-on experience with Appium, Mobilewright, or Detox on real devices.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch.
• Experience running and maintaining mobile automation suites in CI pipelines, ideally GitHub Actions.
• Web automation using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript.
• API testing using Postman/Newman.
• Manual, exploratory, regression, usability, and end-to-end testing.
• Test planning and release validation/sign-off experience.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks for iOS and Android applications.
• Test across real devices, iOS Simulator, and Android Emulator.
• Integrate and maintain mobile automation suites within CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform web and API automation testing focusing on critical user journeys.
• Develop and execute manual, exploratory, regression, usability, and cross-platform testing strategies.
• Create and maintain test plans, scenarios, cases, and release validation reports.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, and Designers to ensure quality.
• Validate mobile releases and troubleshoot issues across staging and production.

Skills

Mobile testing

Automation framework design

Manual & exploratory testing

Communication in Agile teams

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Appium

Playwright

GitHub Actions

Xcode

Android Studio Emulator

Postman

Datadog

TestFlight

CodePush

Job description

Senior QA Automation Engineer Mobile & CI

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer with a strong focus on mobile application testing and automation. The role requires hands‑on experience across iOS and Android, automation frameworks, CI pipelines, web/API testing, and mobile usability.Native mobile development expertise is not required, but strong mobile app testing experience is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks for iOS and Android applications, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• Test across real devices, iOS Simulator, and Android Emulator.
• Integrate and maintain mobile automation suites within CI/CD pipelines, ensuring reliability and stability of automated test execution.
• Perform web and API automation testing, with a focus on critical user journeys such as ordering, payment, and customer workflows.
• Develop and execute manual, exploratory, regression, usability, and cross-platform testing strategies.
• Create and maintain test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and release validation reports.
• Work closely within a cross-functional product squad alongside Product Managers, Engineers, and Designers to ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Validate mobile releases, perform release sign-off activities, and troubleshoot issues across staging and production environments.
• Ensure strong coverage of functionality, usability, regression, performance, and cross-platform compatibility.
• Clearly communicate risks, defects, and quality metrics to stakeholders.

Must-Have Skills

• 5–6+ years of mobile app testing experience.
• Mobile automation: Strong hands‑on experience with Appium, Mobilewright, or Detox, including testing on real devices. Comfortable working in Xcode with the iOS Simulator and Android Studio Emulator.
• Automation framework development: Proven experience designing, building, enhancing, and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch, not just executing existing test scripts.
• Mobile CI: Experience running and maintaining reliable mobile automation suites within CI pipelines, ideally GitHub Actions.
• Web automation: Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript.
• API testing: Postman/Newman.
• Manual & Exploratory Testing: Strong capability in exploratory, functional, usability, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Test Planning & Release Validation: Experience creating test strategies, test plans, regression suites, and leading release validation/sign-off activities.
• Mobile release tooling: TestFlight and CodePush.
• Source control: GitHub and PR-based workflows.
• Observability: Datadog for troubleshooting staging and production issues.
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience working closely with Engineering, Product, and Business stakeholders in Agile teams.

Nice to Have

• Contract testing with Pact.
• Performance testing using JMeter or k6.
• Feature flag testing, preferably GrowthBook.
• Basic SQL.
• AI-assisted testing/tools such as Claude, Copilot, Cursor, Testim AI, or other AI-driven test generation tools.
• Experience testing React Native applications.
• Experience leveraging AI for automated test case generation, maintenance, and test data creation.

Ideal Candidate

A strong QA Automation Engineer with a mobile-first testing mindset, proven experience building and maintaining automation frameworks, strong manual and exploratory testing capabilities, and hands‑on expertise across mobile, web, API, and CI/CD automation. The ideal candidate is comfortable working as an embedded member of a product squad, driving release quality, improving test automation coverage, and leveraging AI tools to enhance testing efficiency and effectivenessstatus.