Junior Functional & Automation Tester: Launch in CI/CD QA

Infosys Limited; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Reimbursement/Accounts

401(k) plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Infosys Public Services is seeking a Junior Functional and Automation Tester to join our team. The role supports planning, execution, and documentation of functional and automated testing for modern applications.

This role works with product, development, DevSecOps, and Operations (DevSecOps) team members to help ensure solutions meet business requirements and quality expectations. The tester contributes to test case development, test automation, defect reporting, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of software testing concepts including functional testing, regression testing, and defect lifecycle.
• Some experience creating or maintaining automated tests using common tools/frameworks (academic projects, internships, or entry-level professional experience acceptable).
• Basic understanding of APIs and how to test them (request/response validation, status codes, authentication basics).
• Familiarity with at least one scripting or programming language used for automation (e.g., Java, JavaScript, SQL).
• Familiarity with Git and standard team workflows (branching, pull requests, code reviews).
• Exposure to CI/CD concepts and willingness to learn pipeline-based testing (e.g., Jenkins or GitLab).
• Understanding of secure handling of data in test activities (least privilege, safe logging).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including documenting test results and defects clearly.
• Exposure to Agile SDLC concepts and delivery practices.
• Introductory familiarity with cloud/messaging concepts (GCP, Pub/Sub, Kafka) and distributed systems testing.
• Exposure to container concepts (Docker) and microservices/serverless architectures.
• Familiarity with approved AI-assisted tools for test creation and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Participate in sprint/release planning to identify testing scope and environment needs.
• Review requirements and assist in creating test cases, scripts, and data to validate workflows and edge cases.
• Execute hands-on functional testing (manual and exploratory) and document results with steps and evidence.
• Build and maintain automated tests (unit, API, integration, UI) following team frameworks.
• Support testing of event- and message-based workflows using Kafka or similar technologies.
• Assist with API-centric and cloud-friendly designs including backward compatibility checks.
• Log, track, and retest defects; participate in defect triage and root-cause analysis.
• Follow secure testing and data handling procedures and raise security concerns when needed.
• Contribute to CI/CD testing by running automated suites and maintaining reliability.
• Maintain testing documentation (plans, evidence, dashboards, runbooks) for auditable releases.
• Learn observability basics to support troubleshooting and improve test coverage.
• Use approved AI-assisted tools to accelerate test creation and analysis.

Skills

Testing concepts

Automated tests

APIs testing

Scripting/Programming basics

Git workflows

CI/CD awareness

Data handling and security

Communication skills

Agile/SDLC familiarity

Cloud/messaging basics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jenkins

Git

Job description

Infosys Public Services is seeking a Junior Functional and Automation Tester to join our team. The role supports planning, execution, and documentation of functional and automated testing for modern applications.

This role works with product, development, DevSecOps, and Operations (DevSecOps) team members to help ensure solutions meet business requirements and quality expectations. The tester contributes to test case development, test automation, defect reporting, and continuous improvement