API Automation Test Engineer

Job Description :

- Design, develop, and execute API test cases for functional, regression, and integration testing.

- Build and maintain API automation frameworks using Rest Assured.

- Perform API validation using Postman, including request/response validation, authorization, and environment management.

- Validate business logic, response structure, database mappings, and error handling scenarios.

- Analyze API logs, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with developers for defect resolution.

- Create and maintain detailed test cases covering positive, negative, and edge scenarios.

- Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines where applicable.

- Participate in requirement discussions and provide QA inputs during feature planning.

- Work closely with functional QA teams to ensure end-to-end coverage across UI and API layers.

- Report defects with proper severity, priority, logs, and supporting evidence.

.Ensure test coverage alignment with release timelines and quality standards.

Technical Skills and Experience :

- Strong hands-on experience in: Postman, Rest Assured

- Good understanding of: REST APIs, JSON/XML, API authentication methods (OAuth, Bearer Token, Basic Auth, etc.), HTTP methods and status codes

- Experience in Java-based automation frameworks.

- Knowledge of API automation framework design and maintenance.

- Experience with tools like: JIRA, Git, Jenkins

- Basic SQL/database validation knowledge.

- Maintain a high level of quality while working under pressure and deadlines.

- Strong sense of teamwork, personal integrity, responsibility & accountability

- Analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Familiar with Best Practices in Test Automation

- Test it to break it attitude

- Working experience of a startup.