As an SDET-2, you will collaborate closely with product managers, developers, DevOps teams, and architects to ensure the delivery of reliable, secure, and high-quality software products while embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for web, API, backend, and integration testing.

- Build and execute automated test suites to validate functionality, performance, reliability, and security.

- Develop reusable automation utilities, libraries, and testing components.

- Collaborate with engineering teams to define test strategies and acceptance criteria.

- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing.

- Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot complex issues across applications and environments.

- Participate in architecture discussions and provide inputs from a quality engineering perspective.

- Improve test coverage, execution efficiency, and release confidence.

- Design and implement performance, regression, smoke, and integration testing strategies.

- Monitor quality metrics and contribute to continuous process improvements.

- Work closely with developers to ensure early defect detection and prevention.

Required Skills :

- Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript.

- Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or Appium.

- Experience testing REST APIs using Postman, Rest Assured, or similar frameworks.

- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and test design techniques.

- Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.

- Experience with version control systems including Git.

- Familiarity with SQL and database validation techniques.

- Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.

- Experience working in Agile and Scrum environments.

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

Desirable Skills :

- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

- Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.

- Exposure to performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or K6.

- Experience with test reporting and observability platforms.

- Knowledge of security testing concepts.

Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

- 25 years of experience in software testing and automation engineering.

- Demonstrated expertise in developing automation frameworks and improving engineering quality practices.

Preferred Technology Stack :

- Programming Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript

- Automation Tools: Playwright, Selenium, Cypress

- API Testing: Postman, Rest Assured

- CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps

- Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP

- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL

- Containers: Docker, Kubernetes