SoftClouds
Website:
softclouds.com
Job details:
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, maintain, and optimize automated test frameworks with a primary focus on API Automation using Karate Framework.
- Develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Perform comprehensive API validation, including request/response verification, authentication, data validation, and error handling.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and define effective test strategies.
- Identify automation opportunities and build reusable automation components to improve test coverage and efficiency.
- Execute exploratory, regression, retesting, and integration testing activities as required.
- Review requirements, user stories, and technical documentation to ensure testability and quality.
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and release planning.
- Create and maintain test plans, test cases, test data, and test execution reports.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing initiatives.
- Analyze test results, identify defects, perform root cause analysis, and work closely with development teams for resolution.
- Ensure compliance with software quality standards, testing best practices, and organizational processes.
- Mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to automation framework enhancements.
- Support release validation activities and production deployment verification when required.
- Stay current with industry trends, tools, and emerging technologies in test automation and quality engineering.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Strong hands-on experience with Karate Framework for API test automation.
- Extensive experience in API Automation Testing.
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, HTTP methods, JSON, XML, OAuth, JWT, and API security concepts.
- Experience with API testing tools such as Postman.
- Hands-on experience with AWS for test automation, deployment, or cloud-based testing environments.
- Good programming knowledge in Java.
- Experience with automation framework design and maintenance.
- Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
- Experience with defect management and test management tools such as Jira, Xray, or similar platforms.
- Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum methodologies.
- Experience with source control systems such as Git.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with IoT platforms and connected device ecosystems.
- Experience testing IoT applications, device-cloud integrations, and telemetry data workflows.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
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