Quality Assurance Engineer - Performance Testing

Description :

Job Title : Full Stack API QA Engineer

Function : Quality Assurance / API Automation

Total Experience : 5+ Years

Relevant Experience : 3 -06 Years

Location : Bangalore / Hyderabad / Kolkata / Kochi

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack API QA Engineer with a minimum of 3 - 6 years of relevant experience to specialize in testing, validating, and ensuring the quality and reliability of complex REST APIs and associated backend microservices.

The ideal candidate must be proficient in designing and implementing robust API automation frameworks in a continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI / CD) pipeline within a cloud-native environment.

This role demands deep technical expertise in test script development, system integration testing, and fundamental knowledge of cloud architecture.

Key Responsibilities (Inferred and Elaborated)

API Test Automation Development :

• Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive, reusable automation test frameworks and scripts primarily focused on API testing using industry-standard tools and programming languages (e.g., Postman, Rest-Assured, Python / Java).
• Implement and manage automation suites for functional validation, system integration testing (SIT), regression testing, and contract testing of all RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Integrate automation test suites seamlessly into the continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI / CD) pipeline (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab) to support frequent and rapid deployments.

Functional & Integration Testing :

Technical Quality & Troubleshooting :

Cloud & Performance Readiness :

Mandatory Skills (Inferred and Elaborated)

API Testing Tools : Expert-level proficiency with dedicated API testing tools such as Postman, SoapUI, or Insomnia.

Automation Frameworks : Strong hands-on experience in designing and building robust API automation frameworks using libraries like Rest-Assured (Java) or the Requests library (Python).

Programming : Proficiency in at least one object-oriented programming language relevant for automation (Java, Python, or : In-depth understanding of RESTful API architecture, HTTP protocols, status codes, and security mechanisms (OAuth, API Keys).

CI / CD Integration : Practical experience integrating automation suites with CI / CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps).

Databases : Working knowledge of SQL for data validation in relational databases and familiarity with querying NoSQL structures.

Secondary Skills (Optional)

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