Senior Java/Python QA Automation Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Java/Python QA Automation Engineer

Description

Lead the strategy, design, and development of scalable automation testing frameworks using Java 21 and Python. Build maintainable automated test suites across APIs, microservices, databases, and user interfaces, and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines. Establish automation standards, define quality gates and metrics, and mentor junior QA engineers while partnering with developers and product managers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and reusable test scripts
• Create automated API integration and end-to-end tests for RESTful and gRPC services
• Perform microservices testing, asynchronous event queue testing, and database validation
• Integrate regression, smoke, and release validation tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Define test strategies, automation coverage goals, quality gate criteria, and track defect/testing metrics
• Automate test data generation, environment setup, database seeding, mock data generation, and test data cleanup
• Lead automation code reviews, drive TDD/BDD practices, and mentor junior QA engineers
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to ensure high-quality releases

Requirements

• Experience leading strategy/design/development of automation testing frameworks
• Strong skills in Java 21 and Python
• Experience with TestNG, JUnit, RestAssured, Selenium, PyTest, Requests, and Playwright
• Experience with API testing (RESTful and gRPC), microservices, asynchronous event queues, and database testing
• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps
• Ability to define test strategies, quality gates, and automation metrics
• Technical leadership and mentorship experience for junior QA engineers

Benefits

Contract role (onsite)