Automation & AI Testing Engineer

Location: India, Hyderabad

Work Experience: 5-8 Years

Requirements:

• Primary QA Skills: Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, API Testing, Smoke Testing, Test Planning & Execution, Defect Management.
• Automation Skills: Selenium, Cypress or Playwright (Preferred), Rest Assured / Postman, TestNG / JUnit, API Automation, SQL Validation
• Security Testing Knowledge: OWASP Top 10 awareness, Security Validation Testing, Authentication & Authorization Testing, Vulnerability Remediation Validation, Session Management & Access Control Testing, Secure SDLC Concepts
• Tools: Jira, Confluence, Postman, Git / GitHub, Azure DevOps, Browser Developer Tools, SonarQube (awareness), Snyk, Claude Code

Required Experience:

• Experience testing web, API, and backend applications.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of test design techniques and defect lifecycle management.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern testing practices.
• Experience validating application changes resulting from framework upgrades and dependency updates.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ISTQB Certification.
• Experience supporting security remediation or compliance-driven initiatives.
• Experience with test automation frameworks.
• Experience in Financial Services, Insurance, or other regulated industries.
• Familiarity with cloud-based applications and microservices architectures.
• Experience using AI-assisted testing tools and automation accelerators.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Job Description:

Vulnerability Validation & Testing:

• Validate remediation of Critical and High security vulnerabilities across web, API, and backend applications.
• Create and execute focused test cases to verify vulnerability fixes without introducing regressions.
• Perform risk-based testing to support rapid remediation cycles and SLA adherence.
• Conduct smoke, functional, integration, and regression testing for security fixes.
• Validate package upgrades, framework upgrades, and configuration changes resulting from remediation efforts.
• Verify security scan findings have been successfully remediated and closed.

Quality Assurance & Automation:

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts to improve remediation testing efficiency.
• Leverage existing automation suites to accelerate validation cycles.
• Execute API, UI, and backend validation testing.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with developers to resolve issues.
• Ensure remediation changes meet quality, performance, and reliability requirements.

Collaboration & Agile Delivery:

• Use AI first model for delivery
• Partner with Developers, Security Engineers, Architects, Product Owners, and Application SMEs.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Assist in remediation prioritization by identifying testing risks and dependencies.
• Support deployment validation and production readiness activities.

Governance & Compliance:

• Maintain test evidence and documentation for audit and compliance requirements.
• Track testing progress and provide status updates to POD leadership.
• Support vulnerability remediation reporting and governance activities.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise quality and security standards.