Senior Automation Test Engineer - SBI

Role Title

Senior Automation Test Engineer / Lead Quality Engineer

Experience Required

5+ Years

Employment Type

Full-time

About the Role

Design, build and scale maintainable, parallelized test automation frameworks from scratch across web, mobile, and backend microservices. You will drive shift-left testing practices, integrate automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines, and mentor junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Framework Architecture

Design, build, and optimize scalable automated test frameworks (Data-driven, BDD/Cucumber, Keyword-driven) from scratch using modern languages (Java, TypeScript, Python).

CI/CD Integration

Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) to enforce automated quality gates on every pull request.

Multi-Layer Automation

Lead test automation across UI (Playwright/Selenium), Mobile (Appium), and microservices/APIs (REST Assured/Supertest/Playwright API).

Performance & Security Testing

Incorporate basic performance testing (k6, JMeter) and automated vulnerability checks into execution pipelines.

Quality Metrics & Reporting

Define test coverage metrics, pass/fail thresholds, and build automated reporting dashboards (Allure, ReportPortal).

Leadership & Mentorship

Conduct code reviews for test scripts, enforce code quality standards, and mentor junior and mid-level QA team members.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Education

Btech or Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.

Experience

5+ years in software quality engineering with a heavy focus on test automation architecture.

Advanced Coding

Strong expertise in Java, TypeScript, Python, or C# with deep knowledge of design patterns (Page Object Model, Factory Pattern).

Modern Tooling

Expertise in Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, REST Assured, and Appium.

Infrastructure & Containers

Hands-on experience with Docker, Selenium Grid, BrowserStack/SauceLabs for cross-browser, multi-threaded parallel execution.

DevOps Skills

Strong experience writing pipeline scripts (YAML/Groovy) to trigger automated test runs automatically.