Senior/Lead Automation Test Engineer (Java)

Hiring a Senior/Lead Automation Engineer with 7+ years of hands-on automation testing experience for enterprise-scale applications. The role requires strong Java/OOP skills, building and scaling automation frameworks (TestNG/JUnit/Cucumber), and automation across web, API, and database layers using tools like Selenium/Playwright/Rest Assured. The engineer will drive automation strategy aligned to CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps), write complex SQL against modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake/Redshift/Oracle/Databricks), and provide technical leadership through reviews, mentoring, and quality reporting in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Responsibilities

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of hands‑on experience in Automation Testing.
• Proven experience working as a Senior/Lead Automation Engineer or equivalent role in enterprise‑scale applications.
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as Java with solid understanding of OOP concepts.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured or similar.
• Strong experience in developing automation frameworks like testNG, Cucumber,Junit,etc.,
• Experience automating web, API, database applications across multiple platforms and browsers.
• Strong expertise in writing complex SQL queries and working with databases such as Snowflake, Redshift, Oracle, databricks, or SQL‑based systems.
• Excellent understanding of software testing methodologies, SDLC/STLC, test design techniques, and QA best practices.
• Experience working with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail.
• Candidate should be a strong individual contributor with the ability to independently drive automation initiatives and lead automation team

Requirements

• 7+ years hands-on automation testing
• Enterprise-scale automation experience (Senior/Lead level)
• Java programming
• Object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts
• UI automation with Selenium and/or Playwright (or similar)
• API automation with Rest Assured (or similar)
• Test automation frameworks: TestNG
• Test automation frameworks: JUnit
• BDD/test frameworks: Cucumber
• Automation across web, API, and database applications
• Cross-browser/multi-platform test automation
• Strong SQL (complex queries)
• Databases/data platforms: Snowflake
• Databases/data platforms: Redshift
• Databases/data platforms: Oracle
• Databases/data platforms: Databricks
• SDLC/STLC knowledge
• Test design techniques and QA best practices
• Version control: Git
• CI/CD tools: Jenkins