Senior Test Automation Engineer

Seth IdeaGCS; Makati; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Makati is seeking a candidate with strong SQL and test automation skills for an on-site role. Responsibilities include executing data validation, designing test frameworks, and participating in Agile ceremonies. Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of experience in software development, be familiar with programming languages such as Java, and have knowledge of test automation tools like Selenium. This is a full-time position requiring a Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in software development and test automation.
• Strong SQL skills for data validation and verification.
• Experience programming with any OOP language.
• Knowledge of API testing (manual or automated).
• Familiarity with BDD, Page Object Model or Data Driven Testing.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced database validation and backend data verification.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation test frameworks.
• Execute functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Automate API testing using Rest Assured for RESTful services.
• Execute functional, regression, integration and end-to-end tests across web and backend systems.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to quality strategy.
• Maintain test code using Git and follow best practices.
• Continuously improve test coverage, framework performance and QA processes.

Skills

SQL skills

Test automation

Java programming

API testing

Object Oriented Programming

Agile methodologies

API testing

Git

CI/CD

JUnit

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Selenium

Rest Assured

Postman

Postman

SOAP UI

Job description

On-site - Makati 3-5 Yrs Exp Bachelor Full-time

Job Description

Important Note: This role will need to be 100% in office since due to the non-public personal information access they will have.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform advanced database validation and backend data verification using strong SQL skills, including complex joins, subqueries, data integrity checks, and reconciliation across multiple data sources.
• Apply basic IVR (Interactive Voice Response) testing knowledge, including validation of call flows, prompts, menu navigation, DTMF inputs, and backend integrations to ensure accurate customer interaction and system behavior (manual and automated where supported)
• Design, develop, and maintain automation test frameworks using Java, Selenium, TestNG, and Cucumber (BDD). Implement BDD test scenarios using Gherkin and collaborate with business and development teams to ensure test coverage aligns with requirements o Automate API testing using Rest Assured for RESTful services
• Execute functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing across web and backend systems
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing practices
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and contribute to quality strategy
• Maintain test code using Git, following best practices for version control and collaboration
• Continuously improve test coverage, framework performance, and overall QA processes

Technical Skills

• Up to three (3) years of experience in software development
• Experience in test automation.
• Experience programming with any OOP programming language
• Basic knowledge of Object Oriented Programming
• Basic knowledge of test cases creation.
• Basic knowledge of test automation tools (Karate DSL or Selenium)
• Knowledge of test automation frameworks (Cucumber, JBehave, Serenity, etc)
• Basic knowledge of API testing (manual or automated, if automated using Ready API, SOAP UI, Postman or Karate DSL)
• Basic knowledge on any of the following: BDD, Page Object Model, Data Driven Testing

Nice-to-have/Advantage

• Experience programming in Java
• Experience in working in different programming languages is a plus