Software Quality Assurance Engineer(API Testing)

ACL Digital; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,600,000; Full time

Job summary

ACL Digital in Bengaluru is seeking a senior QA Automation Engineer to architect scalable automation frameworks for web and backend services. You will lead hands-on API testing, drive automation strategy, and mentor junior engineers within an Agile team.

Responsibilities include integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, designing robust data validation via SQL, and collaborating with product and dev teams to ensure quality across releases.

Qualifications

• 9–12 years of QA automation experience.
• End-to-end API testing with REST, GraphQL, SOAP
• Strong SQL for data validation

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable web/backend automation frameworks
• Lead API testing and automation efforts
• Design and execute complex SQL queries for validation
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Mentor engineers and drive QA processes

Skills

Automation design

API testing

CI/CD

QA leadership

SQL queries

Mentorship

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Postman

REST Assured

Docker

Job description

• Automation Framework Design: Architect, build, and maintain scalable, multi-layer test automation frameworks for web and backend services from scratch.
• API Testing & Automation: Lead hands‑on API testing and automation (REST/SOAP) using Robot Framework, Postman, or specialized Python/Java libraries.
• Database & Data Validation: Design and execute complex SQL queries for database testing, verifying data integrity, backend transformations, and ETL processes.
• CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) for rapid continuous testing.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Guide junior and mid-level engineers on automation best practices, perform code reviews, and drive QA processes across agile development teams.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 9–12 years of hands‑on experience in Software Quality Assurance with a heavy focus on automation engineering.
• API Automation: Demonstrated expertise in end‑to‑end API testing (RESTful, GraphQL, SOAP) and building API automation suites.
• Frameworks & Tools: Proven hands‑on mastery in:
• Postman / REST Assured
• Database Testing: Advanced SQL skills to query, validate, and troubleshoot backend databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server).
• DevOps & CI/CD: Hands‑on experience integrating tests into CI/CD workflows and containerized environments (Docker).
• Process & Strategy: Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, test estimation, test strategy design, and defect management tools (Jira).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with performance or load testing tools (JMeter, Locust, k6).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of BDD frameworks (Cucumber, Behave).