Senior QA Engineer

Ascendion Engineering; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendion Engineering is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to own testing across a fast-moving, agile product team in Mumbai. You will design and execute automated tests using Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and WebDriver across multiple browsers, and help shape testing strategy in CI/CD pipelines.

Candidates should have 7+ years in QA, strong knowledge of API testing with Postman and RestAssured, and familiarity with Jira/Confluence. ISTQB is a plus; remote-friendly but based in India.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of quality engineering experience in a fast-paced environment.
• 7+ years of automating tests with Java or similar language.
• Experience with Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) and test frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies in agile environments.
• Experience with Selenium, WebDriver and Cucumber is must.
• Nice to have Playwright with Typescript experience.
• Hands-on CI/CD experience with Jenkins, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions; Jenkins willingness is required.
• API testing experience using Postman and RestAssured.
• Experience with AI technologies is a strong plus.
• Strong familiarity with Jira/Confluence for project tracking.
• Experience testing web applications across multiple browsers.
• Ability to work independently and champion quality for the squad.
• ISTQB certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end quality for the squad in a fast-moving Agile setting.
• Design, implement and maintain automated test suites (Selenium/WebDriver/Cucumber).
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility and robust API testing with Postman/RestAssured.
• Collaborate in CI/CD pipelines and drive quality gates across builds.
• Mentor teammates on QA best practices and testing techniques.

Skills

Quality engineering experience

Test automation (Java)

BDD

Agile testing

Cross-browser testing

Independent / quality champion

AI technologies

Education

ISTQB certification

Tools

Selenium

WebDriver

Cucumber

Playwright

Typescript

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Postman

RestAssured

Jira

Confluence

Job description

• 7+
• years’ experience as quality engineer
• 7+ years of automating tests with Java or similar language
• Behaviour Driven Development
• Experience in testing applications in a fast-moving and agile environment
• Experience with Selenium, Webdriver & Cucumber is must.
• Good to have experience on Playwright with Typescript.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins,
• Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions etc; willingness to learn Jenkins is
• required.
• Experience in API testing using tools like Postman and API automation
• using RestAssured.
• Experience with AI technologies is a strong plus.
• Strong knowledge of testing techniques and test methodologies, with
• proven practical application.
• Experience using test / project management / wiki tools such as JIRA /
• Confluence
• Experience testing web applications and multiple browsers
• Ability to work on your own and be the quality champion for your
• squad.
• Good to have ISTQB certification