Senior Test Automation Engineer

Qualizeal India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualizeal India is seeking a Senior Test Engineer / Lead Test Engineer with 7+ years of experience to drive test automation using Cypress and shape quality engineering practices across product teams. You will lead the automation strategy, design robust Cypress frameworks, and guide the team in delivering high-quality software in an Agile setting.

Responsibilities include integrating tests into CI/CD, developing stubs and mocks, and conducting comprehensive functional, API, and E2E testing while

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in test automation.
• Hands-on with Cypress.
• Experience integrating tests into CI/CD.
• Experience leading QE teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the test automation strategy and roadmap.
• Design, enhance, and maintain Cypress automation frameworks.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and quality gates.
• Develop and maintain stubs and mocks for reliable test execution.
• Drive functional, regression, smoke, component, API, and E2E testing.
• Identify and resolve flaky and redundant tests to improve automation quality.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and platform teams in an Agile environment.

Skills

Cypress automation

CI/CD integration

Test stubbing/mocking

API testing

Jest

Storybook

Xray

Automation framework design

QE leadership

Risk-based testing

Shift-left testing

Communication & collaboration

Tools

Cypress

Jest

Storybook

Xray

Job description

Role: Senior Test Engineer / Lead Test Engineer

Experience: 7+ years

Role Overview

We are looking for an Automation QE - Cypress to drive test automation, quality engineering practices, and automation strategy across product teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the test automation strategy and roadmap.
• Design, enhance, and maintain Cypress automation frameworks.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and quality gates.
• Develop and maintain stubs and mocks for reliable test execution.
• Drive functional, regression, smoke, component, API, and E2E testing.
• Identify and resolve flaky and redundant tests to improve automation quality.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and platform teams in an Agile environment.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Cypress automation.
• Experience with CI/CD integration and automated quality gates.
• Strong understanding of test stubbing/mocking and API testing.
• Experience with Jest, Storybook, and Xray.
• Experience in automation framework design and QE leadership.
• Good understanding of risk-based and shift-left testing practices.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Good to Have

• Exposure to AI-led Quality Engineering.
• Experience optimizing test coverage across UI, unit, component, and API layers.