Software Development Test Engineer I

Software Development Test Engineer I

Company: Tekion

Job Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience Required: 1.5 - 3 years

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain automated UI, API, integration, functional, regression, and end-to-end tests.

Write automated test cases in Java using Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, and related frameworks.

Build and execute API test suites using Rest Assured, Postman, or equivalent tools.

Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and improve test coverage and execution reliability.

Review requirements, identify test scenarios, create test plans, debug failures, investigate root causes, and collaborate with development teams to resolve defects.

Work with Software Engineers, Product Managers, DevOps teams, and senior SDETs throughout the software development lifecycle.

Participate in sprint ceremonies, backlog grooming, and engineering discussions.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.1.53 years of experience in software development in test or QA automation.

Solid Java programming skills and understanding of object-oriented programming principles.

Experience with Playwright or Selenium WebDriver, API testing, and frameworks such as Rest Assured, Postman, TestNG, or JUnit.

Exposure to CI/CD concepts and tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions.

Experience using Git for version control and collaborative workflows.

Good debugging, analytical, communication, attention-to-detail, and ownership skills.

Preferred: exposure to microservices and API-first development, Docker, AWS, MySQL or PostgreSQL, SQL queries, Kafka or RabbitMQ, and Grafana, Prometheus, or Kibana. .