QA Automation Engineer (6-8 Years) – Kubernetes
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts to validate web and microservices applications deployed on Kubernetes clusters.
- Use kubectl and Kubernetes APIs for validating cluster status, deployments, scaling, failover, node and pod health, config management, and network policies.
- Implement and execute automation strategies for CI / CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI / CD.
- Validate multi-cloud deployments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and ensure reliability, security, and scalability of cloud-native applications.
- Conduct system, integration, performance, and chaos testing across distributed Kubernetes environments.
- Collaborate with DevOps for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), monitoring, alerts, and troubleshooting of test automation in CI / CD pipelines.
- Document and track bugs, perform risk analysis, and contribute to release readiness metrics and quality gates.
- Mentor junior team members in advanced test automation, troubleshooting, and best practices.
- Stay updated with the latest QA tools, techniques (chaos engineering, performance, load testing), and trends in Kubernetes / cloud automation.
Required Skills & Qualifications
6-8 years of hands-on experience in QA automation for cloud-based and containerized environments.Advanced proficiency in Kubernetes : strong understanding of components (pods, nodes, controllers, services), Kubernetes CLI (kubectl), Helm, and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana).Experience in any one major cloud : AWS, GCP, or Azure (infrastructure, deployments, managed K8s services like EKS, AKS, GKE).Expertise with automation frameworks and scripting (Python, Java, JavaScript), and test automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Pytest, etc.).Strong knowledge of CI / CD, containerization (Docker), and infrastructure provisioning (Terraform, Ansible is a plus).Solid grounding in Linux fundamentals and networking.Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills; proven mentorship experience.Preferred / Bonus Skills
Experience with API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured).Performance and load testing (JMeter, k6).Exposure to GitOps, Helm, service mesh (Istio / Linkerd), RBAC, security testing.Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and incident management in distributed systems.Experience contributing to open-source / cloud-native communities.