API QA Engineer: REST Testing & Automation Pro

ConnectOS; Metro Manila; Hybrid; PHP 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Paid vacation & sick leave

Competitive salary & annual appraisal

13th month pay

Job summary

ConnectOS in Metro Manila offers a Hybrid API QA Engineer role focusing on API testing, automation, and contract validation. You will design and execute tests for REST APIs, develop automation suites with Postman/Newman, and collaborate with developers to resolve integration issues in a fast-paced Agile environment.

The role requires 3+ years of QA/testing experience, strong English communication, and a hands-on approach to API test coverage.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software QA/testing with hands-on API testing
• Strong experience testing REST APIs using Postman or similar tools
• Hands-on experience with API test automation using Postman/Newman or similar tools
• Strong understanding of HTTP, HTTPS, REST, and JSON
• Experience validating API requests/responses, business rules, data integrity and error handling
• Experience testing system integrations and data exchanges between internal and external systems
• Experience implementing mock API endpoints for end-to-end testing
• Knowledge of OpenAPI/Swagger and API documentation standards
• Experience analyzing API logs and troubleshooting integration issues
• Understanding of API authentication and authorization (OAuth2, JWT, API Keys)
• Experience with JavaScript for API testing or automation
• Experience creating comprehensive API test scenarios and test coverage
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins)
• Exposure to performance, security, reliability, or scalability testing is a plus
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Strong English communication skills

Responsibilities

• Design, create, maintain, and execute API test cases, scripts, and data
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end API testing
• Validate API requests/responses, business rules, data integrity, and data flows
• Test REST and event-driven integrations between internal and external systems
• Develop and maintain automated API regression test suites
• Use Postman/Newman or similar tools for API test automation
• Validate API contracts using OpenAPI/Swagger and interface specs
• Test positive, negative, boundary, and error handling scenarios
• Identify, document, prioritize, and manage defects throughout testing lifecycle
• Work with developers to investigate API failures and integration issues
• Analyze API logs and provide evidence for root-cause analysis
• Verify defect fixes and perform regression testing
• Support API performance, reliability, resilience, scalability, and security testing
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with stakeholders
• Support CI/CD testing activities and continuous improvement of API testing practices
• Prepare and communicate testing progress and risks to stakeholders

Skills

API testing

REST APIs

Postman

API test automation

HTTP/HTTPS/JSON

OpenAPI/Swagger

CI/CD

JavaScript

API monitoring/logs

analytical skills

English communication

Tools

Postman/Newman

Job description

ConnectOS in Metro Manila offers a Hybrid API QA Engineer role focusing on API testing, automation, and contract validation. You will design and execute tests for REST APIs, develop automation suites with Postman/Newman, and collaborate with developers to resolve integration issues in a fast-paced Agile environment.

The role requires 3+ years of QA/testing experience, strong English communication, and a hands-on approach to API test coverage.