SDET- QA Automation ENgineer

**This role is for one of the Weekday's clients** **Salary range: Rs 2400000 - Rs 3000000 (ie INR 24-30 LPA)** Experience: 6+ yrs Location: Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai Job Type: Full-Time We are seeking an experienced **SDET Engineer – Automation** to drive quality engineering initiatives by designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automation solutions for enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in **Java**, **Selenium**, and **ETL/Data Validation**, along with hands-on experience in API testing, automation framework development, and continuous testing practices. In this role, you will work closely with developers, QA engineers, DevOps teams, and product owners to ensure high-quality software delivery throughout the development lifecycle. You will play a key role in building robust automation frameworks, validating complex data workflows, integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, and promoting a quality-first engineering culture while leveraging modern automation and AI-assisted development tools. ### Key Responsibilities - Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber BDD, and Serenity BDD. - Build and execute automated UI and API test suites to validate enterprise applications and backend services. - Perform comprehensive data validation using SQL across ETL processes, data warehouses, master data management (MDM), data pipelines, and enterprise data platforms. - Execute end-to-end testing, including Unit, Integration, API, Smoke, System, Regression, Performance, and User Acceptance Testing support. - Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and improve release quality. - Develop reusable automation libraries, utilities, and reporting mechanisms to improve testing efficiency and maintainability. - Validate enterprise applications developed using Java and Spring Boot while ensuring functional accuracy and performance. - Participate in requirement analysis, sprint planning, test strategy discussions, and quality planning throughout Agile development cycles. - Manage test data, defect lifecycle, execution reports, and quality metrics across multiple environments. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve defects, improve automation coverage, and enhance overall software quality. - Support release validation, deployment testing, and production readiness activities. - Continuously identify opportunities to optimize automation processes through AI-assisted development and modern engineering practices. ### What Makes You a Great Fit - 6+ years of experience as an SDET or QA Automation Engineer with expertise in enterprise application testing. - Strong hands-on experience with **Java**, **Selenium WebDriver**, automation framework design, and reusable component development. - Experience in API automation using REST Assured and modern API testing methodologies. - Strong understanding of **ETL testing**, database validation, SQL, data warehouse testing, MDM, and enterprise data pipelines. - Solid knowledge of QA methodologies, automation best practices, defect management, and software quality metrics. - Experience integrating automation frameworks into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions. - Familiarity with Spring Boot applications, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and in-sprint automation practices. - Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure and modern DevOps workflows. - Knowledge of **API Testing**, REST Assured, and **Playwright** is considered an added advantage. - Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills with excellent communication and collaboration abilities. - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. - A proactive, quality-focused mindset with a passion for automation, continuous improvement, and delivering reliable, high-performing software solu…