Test Automation Engineer

Sunovaa Tech; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunovaa Tech in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Automation Testing Specialist to drive QA through innovative automated strategies and robust toolsets. You will conduct automated and manual tests to ensure release-ready software quality and perform E2E testing across service boundaries.

The role emphasizes automated scripting with a BDD approach, performance testing, security testing, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams to embed quality from requirements through delivery.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in automation testing with Cypress, TypeScript, Cucumber, and Node.js.
• Strong knowledge of testing fundamentals, including TDD and BDD.
• Proven ability to optimize automation scripts, reduce test cycle time, and improve product reliability.
• Experience setting automation goals for new and existing features.
• Hands-on experience across full testing lifecycle: requirement analysis, test design, automation scripting, execution, debugging, and reporting.
• Track record of improving test automation coverage.
• Experience contributing to requirements analysis and agile story grooming for testability and quality.

Responsibilities

• Select the right automation framework and define innovative automated testing strategies and toolsets.
• Conduct automated tests (and manual tests where necessary) to ensure release-ready software quality.
• Perform end-to-end (E2E) testing across application boundaries for seamless integration and robust functionality.
• Automate end-to-end user scenarios using a BDD approach.
• Plan and execute performance testing to evaluate system stability and efficiency under load.
• Implement security testing practices to safeguard application integrity and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Work within cross-functional, agile project teams to build quality into the development process from requirements through delivery.
• Maintain detailed documentation and ensure robust storage of test execution artifacts and results.
• Provide regular feedback to the team on overall quality status.
• Collaborate closely with Software Engineering, Product Management, Technical Operations, and business users.
• Participate in requirement grooming and design discussions, contributing to a left-shift testing approach.
• Contribute to Design for Testability (DfT) by reviewing system design/architecture for testability, observability, and automation-friendliness.

Skills

Cypress

TypeScript

Cucumber

Node.js

TDD

BDD

Tools

Git

Confluence

Jira

Xray

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Select the right automation framework and define innovative automated testing strategies and toolsets to enhance QA practices
• Conduct automated tests (and manual tests where necessary) to ensure release‑ready software quality
• Perform end‑to‑end (E2E) testing across application boundaries for seamless integration and robust functionality
• Automate end‑to‑end user scenarios using a BDD approach
• Plan and execute performance testing to evaluate system stability, responsiveness, and efficiency under load
• Implement security testing practices to safeguard application integrity and ensure compliance with industry standards
• Work within cross‑functional, agile project teams to build quality into the development process from requirements through delivery
• Maintain detailed documentation and ensure robust storage of test execution artifacts and results
• Provide regular feedback to the team on overall quality status
• Collaborate closely with Software Engineering, Product Management, Technical Operations, and business users
• Participate in requirement grooming and design discussions, contributing to a left‑shift testing approach
• Contribute to Design for Testability (DfT) by reviewing system design/architecture for testability, observability, and automation‑friendliness

Preferred candidate profile

• 57 years of experience in automation testing with strong expertise in Cypress, TypeScript, Cucumber, and Node.js
• Strong working knowledge of testing fundamentals such as TDD and BDD
• Proven ability to optimize automation scripts, reduce test‑cycle time, and improve product reliability
• Experience setting automation goals for new and existing features
• Hands‑on experience across the full testing lifecycle requirement analysis, test case design, automation scripting, execution, debugging, and reporting
• Track record of improving test automation coverage
• Experience contributing to requirements analysis and agile story grooming for testability and quality
• Familiarity with collaboration tools: Git, Confluence, Jira, Xray

Technical Skills Required

Microservices & Event-Driven Systems

• Strong understanding of microservice architecture and inter‑service communication
• Experience testing event‑driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)
• Ability to validate message queues, topics, and event payloads
• Experience testing microservices independently and in integrated environments

API & REST Testing

• Hands‑on experience with API testing tools such as Postman and JMeter
• Experience testing APIs using Cypress
• Knowledge of contract testing (e.g., Pact)
• Ability to validate and manage service contracts between microservices
• Familiarity with OpenAPI / Swagger specifications

Database Testing

• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server
• Ability to validate data consistency and integrity across multiple services and databases

Performance & Cloud

• Hands‑on experience with performance testing tools (JMeter)
• Experience testing scalable, complex cloud‑based applications, preferably on AWS