Senior Test Automation Engineer

Sonata Software; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonata Software is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 5+ years of experience for a Pune hybrid role. You will develop enterprise Java features and own automated test coverage across UI, API, and data layers.

The role combines full-stack Java development with QA automation, requiring PLM or regulated industry exposure as a plus, and collaboration with Product, Dev, and QA teams.

Qualifications

• SDET with strong QA automation experience.
• Expert in Java 8 and Java EE/J2EE.
• Hands-on automation using Selenium or Playwright.
• Experience validating REST APIs and data layers.
• Familiar with JUnit or TestNG for test execution.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated UI and API tests.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines with proper test data management.
• Troubleshoot defects and collaborate with developers for root-cause analysis.
• Balance feature development with automated testing to ensure quality gates.

Skills

SDET / QA Automation

Java 8 / Java EE / J2EE

Selenium

Playwright

API Testing

JUnit / TestNG

SQL / Relational DBs

CI/CD

MVC Architecture

Tools

REST Assured

Postman/Newman

Jersey / JAX-RS

Hibernate

JDBC

MySQL

MongoDB

Neo4j

Job description

Job Summary

Job Title- Java Developer with QA Automation (SDET).

Location- Pune | Hybrid.

Experience- 5+ Years.

Reports To- Engineering Manager / Team Lead.

Primary Skills- Java 8 & J2EE, Selenium / Playwright, API Testing, JUnit / TestNG, SQL & CI/CD.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who combines full-stack Java development expertise with strong test automation capabilities. The role involves developing and maintaining enterprise applications while owning automated testing across UI, API, and data layers.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable balancing feature development with building and maintaining automated test coverage. Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), regulated industries, manufacturing, life sciences, or formula-based product environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Development

• Develop and maintain enterprise application features using Java 8 and Java EE/J2EE within an MVC architecture.
• Work with Servlets, EJBs, DAOs, DTOs, JPA, Hibernate, JDBC, and SQL.
• Build and consume REST APIs using Jersey / JAX-RS.
• Support applications deployed on WildFly, JBoss, Apache TomEE, or similar application servers.
• Work across MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, DocumentDB, and Neo4j.
• Maintain and enhance web interfaces using jQuery, Bootstrap, and DataTables.

QA Automation

• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites covering UI, REST APIs, backend, and data layers.
• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, REST Assured, Postman/Newman, or similar tools.
• Write and maintain automated tests using JUnit or TestNG.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and maintain appropriate test data across application databases.
• Perform manual and exploratory testing where automation is not yet available.
• Triage, document, and troubleshoot defects while collaborating with developers on root-cause analysis and resolution.
• Partner with Product, Development, and QA teams to define acceptance criteria, test plans, and quality gates.
• Troubleshoot application, database, integration, and automation issues.
• Follow appropriate security and data-handling practices for customer, product, and regulatory information.

Qualifications and Required Skills

Mandatory Skills

• SDET / QA Automation
• Java 8 & Java EE / J2EE
• Selenium / Playwright
• API Testing / REST Assured
• JUnit / TestNG
• SQL / Relational Databases
• CI/CD
• Git / GitHub
• MVC Architecture
• JPA / Hibernate
• REST APIs

Good to Have Skills

• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) experience.
• Experience in regulated industries such as life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food & beverage, cosmetics, or manufacturing.
• Experience with formula, recipe, ingredient, product specification, or regulatory data.
• Performance/load testing using JMeter or similar tools.
• BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
• Exposure to AWS RDS, DocumentDB, Neo4j, or AWS-hosted applications.
• Experience with WildFly, JBoss, TomEE, or similar Java application servers.
• Experience maintaining or modernizing mature enterprise Java applications.

Success in this Role

• Move effectively between feature development and automated test development.
• Build test coverage that reflects real product, regulatory, and customer-data risks.
• Understand existing enterprise architecture and contribute without unnecessary disruption.
• Balance automation investment with manual and exploratory testing where appropriate.
• Troubleshoot issues across application, database, API, and automation layers.
• Act as a quality advocate while maintaining delivery velocity.
• Adapt quickly to new business domains and technical environments.