Sr. QA Engineer

JSM Consulting Inc.; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Indexnine Technologies in Pune, India, is seeking a Senior QA Engineer with 3 - 5 years of hands-on automation experience. You will own automated test strategies using Playwright/Cypress/Selenium, test REST APIs, and collaborate across product teams to ensure quality releases.

Responsibilities include executing tests in CI/CD, managing tests with Git, identifying edge cases, and owning the defect lifecycle in Jira. This full-time role emphasizes exploratory thinking and robust QA practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Hands-on automation with Playwright/Cypress/Selenium is required.
• Experience testing REST APIs with Postman or REST Assured.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Git usage.
• Proactive in identifying edge cases and security risks.
• Ability to create clear Jira tickets and collaborate with developers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation tests using Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
• Perform functional, regression, API, integration, and exploratory testing.
• Test REST APIs using Postman/REST Assured and validate JSON/backend data.
• Execute and debug automation suites in CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage automation code using Git.
• Identify edge cases, negative scenarios, and security risks.
• Create and manage detailed Jira defects with proper evidence.
• Own the defect lifecycle from reporting to closure.
• Collaborate with developers and Product teams to resolve issues.
• Participate in test planning, requirement analysis, and release validation.
• Improve automation coverage, test quality, and QA processes.

Skills

Automation Coding

API Proficiency

CI/CD & Git Literacy

Exploratory Thinking

Bug Lifecycle Ownership

Education

Bachelors/Masters in CS/IT

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Postman

REST Assured

Git

Job description

About the Role

Indexnine Technologies is looking for a Senior QA Engineer with strong hands‑on experience in automation, API testing, CI/CD, and exploratory testing. The ideal candidate should be proficient in Playwright/Cypress/Selenium, independently test APIs using Postman/REST Assured, work confidently with Git and CI/CD pipelines, identify complex edge cases, and own the complete defect lifecycle through Jira and collaboration with development teams.

Location: Pune, India

Experience Level: 3 - 5 Years

Role Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation tests using Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
• Perform functional, regression, API, integration, and exploratory testing.
• Test REST APIs using Postman/REST Assured and validate JSON/backend data.
• Execute and debug automation suites in CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage automation code using Git.
• Identify edge cases, negative scenarios, and security risks.
• Create and manage detailed Jira defects with proper evidence.
• Own the defect lifecycle from reporting to closure.
• Collaborate with developers and Product teams to resolve issues.
• Participate in test planning, requirement analysis, and release validation.
• Improve automation coverage, test quality, and QA processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Automation Coding: Writes automated tests from scratch (Cypress/Playwright/Selenium) using code, strictly avoiding codeless record-and-playback tools.
• API Proficiency: Independently tests REST APIs, validates JSON payloads, and verifies backend data states using Postman or REST Assured.
• CI/CD & Git Literacy: Confidently manages test scripts via Git and easily executes or debugs test suites within CI/CD pipelines.
• Exploratory Thinking: Proactively hunts for negative scenarios, security gaps, and complex edge cases that developers didn't anticipate.
• Bug Lifecycle Ownership: Writes airtight Jira tickets with precise reproduction steps and network logs, collaborating closely with devs until resolved.

Qualification

Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, information technology or a related field