Python API Automation Engineer

Job Title : Python API Automation Engineer (BDD)

Location : Pune (Hybrid/Onsite as per project requirement)

Experience : 6+ Years (Must be in Automation No Manual API profiles)

Job Description :

We are looking for a Senior Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Python-based API automation and BDD frameworks. The candidate should have solid hands-on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks, with a proven ability to ensure high-quality API delivery in an Agile/CI-CD environment.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and implement API automation frameworks using Python.

- Develop and maintain BDD test scenarios using tools like Behave / Cucumber / Pytest-BDD.

- Automate REST & SOAP API test cases and integrate them with CI/CD pipelines.

- Work closely with developers, QA, and DevOps teams to define automation strategy.

- Build reusable automation libraries and utilities to accelerate test development.

- Ensure automation coverage, maintainability, and scalability.

- Perform root-cause analysis of failures and collaborate on fixes.

Must Have Skills :

- Strong experience in Python scripting (mandatory).

- 4+ years of hands-on experience in API Automation (REST/SOAP).

- Proven expertise in BDD frameworks (Behave, Cucumber, Pytest-BDD, or similar).

- Experience in test automation frameworks development and maintenance.

- Good knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, etc.).

- Familiarity with API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured, or equivalent).

- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Good to Have :

- Experience with cloud-based API testing (AWS, Azure, GCP).

- Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

- Exposure to performance testing of APIs.