Automation Test Engineer - Java/Selenium

Job Title : Java Automation Engineer.

Location : Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Noida, Gurgaon, Kochi (India) (WFO).

Experience : 6+ Years.

Job Description :

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Karate, and Java.

- Build and maintain UI, API, and integration automation test suites.

- Develop clean, maintainable, and reusable automation scripts following best practices.

- Perform cross-browser and cross-platform testing.

- Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).

- Execute automation in distributed environments using Docker, Selenium Grid, Playwright Grid.

- Perform failure analysis, debugging, and root-cause identification.

- Support test data management and API mocking/stubbing (WireMock, Mockito).

- Contribute to test planning, documentation, and automation best practices.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile delivery model.

Required Skills & Experience :

- 6+ years of hands-on experience in test automation engineering.

- Strong expertise in Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, API Automation (Karate), and Core Java.

- Experience designing automation frameworks (POM, Hybrid, BDD, Keyword-Driven).

- Strong understanding of OOP concepts, collections, and data structures.

- Experience with API testing tools such as RestAssured / Python requests / Postman.

- Proficiency with Git and version control workflows.

- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).

- Familiarity with BrowserStack / LambdaTest.

- Working knowledge of SQL for data validation.

- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.

- Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Preferred / Nice to Have :

- Advanced Playwright features (fixtures, auto-waiting, tracing).

- Experience with Docker and running automation at scale.

- Basic experience with performance testing (JMeter, Locust).

- Exposure to microservices-based architectures.

- Understanding of security testing basics.

- Relevant certifications (ISTQB, Selenium, AWS/Azure QA).

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