RAPIDFORT
Website:
rapidfort.com
Job details:
Job Title : QA Automation Engineer (Python, CLI, CI/CD, Containers)
Location: Bangalore, India
Role Summary
We are looking for a hands-on QA Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain a Python-based test automation framework for CLI products. This role requires strong ownership of end-to-end test reliability across local and CI environments, with a focus on data-driven testing, execution diagnostics, and maintainable documentation. This position is based in Bangalore, India. Depending on background and experience, the salary range for this position is $24,000-40,000/yr.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain robust automation suites using Python and pytest
- Convert manual/bash test plans into scalable, data-driven test frameworks (CSV/JSON/YAML)
- Design selective execution strategy (tags, ranges, run flags, grouping/sharding)
- Automate CLI command validation (exit codes, stdout/stderr expectations, failure semantics)
- Integrate and maintain test execution in CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or equivalent)
- Manage and improve test artifacts/reporting (.html, .log, .json) for fast triage
- Troubleshoot environment/auth/configuration drift across runners and VMs
- Maintain high-quality handover docs, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides
- Partner with dev/platform teams to stabilize flaky tests and shorten feedback loops
Must-Have Qualifications
- 4+ years in SDET / QA Automation roles
- 3+ years of Python automation experience (pytest required)
- Strong Linux and shell scripting (bash) skills
- Hands-on experience testing CLI tools or developer workflows
- Experience with Docker and/or Podman
- Experience integrating and debugging test runs in CI pipelines
- Strong debugging skills for authentication, environment, and infra-related failures
- Solid Git workflow and code review practices
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Kubernetes/KIND/Helm testing experience
- Compliance/security scan automation exposure (SBOM/STIG-like workflows)
- Multi-runner parallel execution/sharding strategy experience
- Experience building reusable reporting and observability layers
- Experience capturing test telemetry for trend analysis (Postgres/SQLite)
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