Api Automation Tester
Summary
Test automation engineer (Test Engineer to Test Architect levels, 3-15 yrs) at CGI in Hyderabad designing and building API, UI, and mobile automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, Karate, and REST Assured, integrated into CI/CD pipelines, plus accessibility, performance, and AI-assisted quality engineering.
Designation : Test Engineer /Senior Test Engineer / Test Lead / Test Architect
Role: API Automation Test Engineer
Mandatory Skills : API Automation, Playwright, selenium and Karate
Years of experience: 3 to 15 yrs
Location: Only Hyderabad
Required Technical Skills
Advanced Test Automation
- Strong experience with Playwright and/or Selenium
- API automation using REST Assured, Karate, or equivalent frameworks
- Mobile automation using Appium
- Automation development using Python, Java, or JavaScript
- Framework component development and reusable asset creation
Quality Engineering Practices
- Functional, integration, system, and end-to-end testing
- Service virtualization and test data management
- Shift-left testing practices
- Test strategy and risk-based quality planning
CI/CD & DevOps
- Automated test integration within CI/CD pipelines
- Quality gate implementation
- Git-based development workflows
- Containerized testing using Docker
Accessibility & Non-Functional Testing
- Accessibility testing using WCAG standards
- Automated accessibility scanning tools (Axe, Accessibility Insights)
- Performance testing fundamentals
- Resilience and chaos testing concepts
Data & Architecture
- SQL and database validation
- Microservices testing
- Event-driven architecture validation
- Cloud platform testing fundamentals
AI-Enabled Quality Engineering
- GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, or equivalent tools
- AI-assisted test generation
- Test impact analysis and defect prediction concepts
Preferred Skills
- Banking, Payments, or Financial Services experience
- Performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, k6)
- Kubernetes/OpenShift exposure
- Test data automation experience
- Experience with Agentic AI-enabled SDLC platforms
Responsibilities
- Design and develop reusable test automation frameworks and libraries
- Automate UI, API, mobile, and backend validation
- Implement accessibility and non-functional testing automation
- Integrate automation into CI/CD delivery pipelines
- Improve regression speed, stability, and coverage
- Support production observability and validation efforts
- Mentor junior engineers in automation best practices
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate automation development and maintenance
- Drive measurable improvements in automation coverage and execution efficiency
