This role requires a balance of technical expertise, leadership, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to continuously enhance product quality and delivery efficiency.

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of test automation frameworks for API and UI testing.

- Analyze user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical requirements to develop robust and scalable test strategies.

- Design, develop, and execute automation test scripts using Java, JavaScript, RestAssured, and other relevant tools or frameworks.

- Drive continuous integration and test automation within the CI/CD pipeline to ensure early detection of defects.

- Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Developers, and QA Engineers to understand requirements and deliver effective automation solutions.

- Conduct code reviews and framework enhancements, ensuring test efficiency and maintainability.

- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and training to junior QA engineers on automation tools, scripting, and best practices.

- Participate in requirement reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives to continuously improve testing processes and product quality.

- Define and monitor test coverage metrics, identifying gaps and recommending process improvements. Troubleshoot complex issues in test execution, automation scripts, and integrations.

- Stay updated with emerging automation technologies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.roven experience in building, maintaining, and enhancing automation frameworks from scratch.

- Strong programming skills in Java and working knowledge of JavaScript. Expertise in API testing using RestAssured, Postman, or similar tools.

- Hands-on experience with Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, or Cypress frameworks. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.

- Experience in working with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

- Excellent understanding of software testing principles, SDLC/STLC, and defect management processes.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.