Senior Software Engineer-QA Automation

Chennai - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Career Area:

Technology Digital and Data

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining a global team who cares not just about the work we do but also about each other. We are the makers problem solvers and future world builders who are creating stronger more sustainable communities. We dontjust talk about progress and innovation here we make it happen with our customers where we work and live. Together we are building a better world so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Description: Senior QA Engineer

Role Summary

The Senior QA Engineer is responsible for ensuring the delivery of highquality reliable software by leading test planning execution and automation initiatives. This role requires strong technical expertise across test automation and QA processes hands-on experience in functional and non-functional testing and the ability to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Engineering & Test Strategy

Develop maintain and execute comprehensive test plans test cases and regression suites for functional integration API end-to-end and performance testing.
Ensure robust test coverage aligned with product and release goals.

Automation & Framework Ownership

Design enhance and maintain automation frameworks using tools such as Playwright and RestAssured with programming knowledge on Java and Python
Develop automation suites for UI API and backend services; ensure modularity reusability and CI/CD compatibility.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable execution

Performance & Reliability

Collaborate with performance engineering teams to gather NFRs define SLAs and support performance validation cycles.
Monitor execution flakiness and stability; optimize reliability of automated test runs

Cross-functional Collaboration

Work closely with product development architecture and DevOps teams to ensure clarity on requirements and readiness for releases.
Support UAT preparation and assist in data/environment setup when needed as reflected in system integration testing discussions

Required Technical Skills

Strong hands-on experience with automation tools: Selenium WebDriver Playwright RestAssured Postman.
Programming proficiency in Java Python JavaScript/TypeScript.
Experience with CI/CD systems like Azure DevOps GitHub Jenkins
Familiarity with BDD frameworks (Cucumber) API testing SQL and debugging tools.
Exposure to performance tools such as JMeter AppDynamics or Dynatrace.

Soft Skills & Leadership

Strong ownership and ability to drive quality outcomes across multiple parallel tracks.
Excellent communication stakeholder management and problemsolving abilities.
Ability to mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to process improvements.

Posting Dates:

March 24 2026 - March 30 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Career Area:Technology Digital and DataJob Description:Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar yourejoining a global team who cares not just about the work we do but also about each other. We are the makers problem solvers and future world builders who are creating ...