Senior Automation Tester

Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks using Selenium, Postman, and custom scripting.

Proactively write scripting solutions (Python, JavaScript, Java or similar) to accelerate test creation, data generation, and environment validation.

Suggest, design, and implement new automation scripts and utilities independently to improve testing efficiency.

Develop automated suites for microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven workloads.

• Perform performance testing using LoadRunner;

analyze metrics and identify bottlenecks.

Validate Kafka event flows, topic configurations, and message delivery patterns.

Execute testing within Kubernetes and Docker-based environments.

Integrate automation into CI / CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Utilize Dynatrace and Splunk for monitoring and root-cause analysis during functional and performance tests.

Validate SQL / NoSQL queries, data integrity, and schema changes in Oracle and DynamoDB.

Collaborate closely with engineering, QA, and DevOps teams to ensure end-to-end quality.

Mentor junior QA resources and enforce industry-standard QA best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

8+ years of QA experience with strong focus on automation.

Hands-on expertise with Selenium WebDriver , Postman , and building scalable test automation frameworks.

Working knowledge of scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, Java or similar) and the ability to build scripts independently to aid in automation testing.

Strong experience testing microservices , REST APIs, and event-driven systems.

Solid understanding of AWS services , cloud deployment models, and distributed application testing.

Experience with Kafka topics, producers / consumers, and troubleshooting event flow issues.

Practical knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker for creating test environments.

Experience with CI / CD tools, particularly GitHub Actions .

Proficiency with performance testing using LoadRunner .

Experience monitoring and debugging with Dynatrace and Splunk .

Working knowledge of Oracle RDBMS , DynamoDB and validating SQL / NoSQL data operations.

Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and documentation abilities.