Senior Test Automation Engineer

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Test Automation Engineer based in India.** This is a hands-on senior QA engineering role focused on building reliable, scalable automation and performance testing for a complex SaaS platform. You will design and own end-to-end UI and API automation frameworks that protect critical customer journeys and platform functionality. The role combines browser automation, API testing, unit testing, database validation, CI/CD integration, and performance engineering. You will help ensure releases are stable, tenant data remains isolated, and automated tests provide fast, actionable feedback to development teams. You will work in a collaborative Agile environment where strong documentation, technical ownership, and continuous improvement are highly valued. As a senior member of the testing function, you will also mentor other engineers and help introduce better tools, frameworks, and quality practices. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on product quality while working with modern technologies across a remote-first engineering environment. ### Accountabilities - Design, build, and maintain end-to-end automated test suites using Selenium and/or Playwright, including page objects, fixtures, test data, setup, and teardown. - Automate critical user journeys such as authentication and SSO, tenant onboarding, application registration, scanning workflows, issue management, rules and profile configuration, dashboards, reports, notifications, and administration. - Own the health of the automation suite by triaging failures, resolving flaky tests, and ensuring test failures provide clear and actionable information for developers. - Develop API automation for REST and GraphQL services, covering queries, mutations, authentication, authorization, error handling, and security-related scenarios. - Create unit tests for backend services and front-end components using tools such as Jest and React Testing Library, prioritizing areas with the highest business and technical risk. - Design and automate tenant-isolation tests to verify that customers cannot access or modify another tenant’s data through UI, APIs, or background processes. - Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable execution against Docker and Docker Compose environments. - Configure automated quality gates and reporting within CI pipelines using platforms such as Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins. - Execute pre-release regression testing and post-deployment validation in cloud environments, including database migration verification. - Develop and maintain performance and load-testing scenarios using JMeter and/or k6, focusing on high-volume pages, APIs, and queries. - Track performance trends across releases and identify bottlenecks or regressions that could affect larger customer environments. - Prepare comprehensive test plans, coverage documentation, process documentation, and clear defect reports containing reproduction steps, logs, and relevant test data. - Perform production deployment validations according to release schedules, customer requests, and deployment plans. - Analyze post-release feedback, defects, and recurring issues to identify root causes and recommend corrective and preventive actions. - Maintain compliance with established internal controls, QA processes, and engineering standards. - Evaluate new testing technologies and tools, create proofs of concept where appropriate, and continuously improve testing processes. - Mentor and support other test engineers by sharing technical knowledge, automation practices, and quality engineering standards. ## Requirements - 6–7 years of software testing experience, including at least 4 years of hands-on experience building test automation frameworks from the ground up. - Strong expertise in browser automation using Selenium and/or Playwright, with the ability to design maintainable frameworks capable of adapting to continuous UI changes. - Strong programming experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, and/or Java. - Hands-on experience with API automation and testing of REST and GraphQL APIs, including authentication, authorization, and negative/error scenarios. - Experience with unit-testing frameworks such as Jest, JUnit, or TestNG, with familiarity with React Testing Library considered an advantage. - Strong SQL skills and practical experience with PostgreSQL for test data creation, validation, and troubleshooting. - Experience using Docker and Docker Compose to run application stacks locally and within CI environments. - Proven experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines such as Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins. - Good knowledge of version control systems and modern software development workflows. - Hands-on experience with Maven and/or Gradle build tools and Postman for API testing. - Practical experience with JMeter and/or k6 for performance and load testing. - Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies and tools such as Jira. - Understanding of static code analysis tools such as SonarQube or equivalent technologies. - Familiarity with API testing, security testing fundamentals, and common web application vulnerabilities is valuable. - Experience with automation reporting tools such as Allure, ReportPortal, or Playwright HTML reporting is an advantage. - Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, troubleshooting ability, and problem-solving skills. - Ability to manage multiple priorities, take ownership of initiatives, and lead testing activities when required. - Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement through root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive measures. - Strong technical documentation skills and the ability to clearly communicate testing results, risks, and recommendations. - Ability to evaluate new technologies and develop proofs of concept to assess their suitability. - Experience testing multi-tenant SaaS applications, SSO/OAuth flows, and tenant data isolation is highly desirable. - Familiarity with integration platforms such as MuleSoft Anypoint or Azure Integration Services is a plus. - Exposure to testing LLM-backed features and MCP servers is an advantage. - A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. - Salesforce knowledge is beneficial. ## Benefits - Fully remote position based in India, with Bangalore listed as the location. - Full-time employment opportunity within a technology-focused SaaS environment. - Competitive compensation of approximately **₹20–32 LPA**. - Opportunity to work on complex, enterprise-grade SaaS products and demanding customer workflows. - Hands-on exposure to modern test automation, API testing, CI/CD, cloud environments, and performance engineering. - Opportunity to design automation frameworks and influence QA engineering practices rather than simply maintain existing tests. - Strong scope for technical ownership, experimentation, and continuous process improvement. - Opportunity to mentor other QA and test engineers and contribute to engineering quality standards. - Exposure to multi-tenant architectures, SSO/OAuth, security testing, integrations, and emerging AI-enabled technologies. - Collaborative Agile/Scrum working environment with opportunities for professional and technical growth.