API Test Engineer - POSTMAN/RestAssured (2-8 yrs)

Job Description :

API Testing :

- Tools like Postman, SOAP UI, Swagger for testing APIs.

- Automated testing using tools like Rest Assured, JMeter, and LoadRunner for performance and load testing.

Programming Skills :

- Proficiency in Java or Python for writing test scripts and building test automation frameworks.

Automation Testing :

- Experience with Selenium or similar automated system testing tools for functional test automation.

- Ability to design and implement complex test automation frameworks.

CI/CD and DevOps Knowledge :

- Familiarity with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) practices, ensuring that test automation fits into automated build and deployment pipelines.

- Familiarity with source management, build processes, and version control (e.g., Git).

Agile Methodologies :

- Experience working in Scrum teams, with a focus on delivering high-quality software iteratively.

- Understanding of Agile testing practices and participation in agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives).

- Contributing to coding standards, code reviews, and promoting best practices.

Test Design and Documentation :

- Ability to design detailed test scenarios and test cases, updating them as requirements evolve.

- Writing high-level QA strategy documents and test plans to outline testing objectives and approaches.

Microservices Testing :

- Experience in testing microservices-based architectures, understanding how to test services independently and their interactions in distributed systems.

Typical Responsibilities :

- API Testing : Develop and execute manual and automated tests for REST APIs, ensuring correctness, performance, and reliability.

- Test Automation : Create, maintain, and execute test automation scripts for both APIs and UI (using Selenium or similar tools).

- Collaboration : Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders in an Agile environment to ensure smooth collaboration and effective testing.

- Continuous Improvement : Focus on improving test coverage, quality, and test efficiency by identifying and applying best practices, as well as refactoring automation scripts.

Expected Contributions :

- Automate test cases and contribute to the development of test frameworks to reduce testing time and effort.

- Develop and maintain performance testing scripts (e.g., JMeter) to test the scalability of APIs under load.

- Provide feedback on API design, potential issues, and areas of improvement