QA Automation Engineer – API & BDD Testing

Job Role: QA Automation Engineer API & BDD Testing

Job Location: Chandler AZ (Hybrid role 3 days/week)

Job Type: Full time

Job Description

Primary Skills

Strong QA Automation API Automation Testing Cucumber BDD Rest Assured Test Design Strategy Regression Functional Testing

Required Skills

Senior level experience specializing in Software Quality Assurance Testing with a strong emphasis on hands-on automation first testing

Expertise in API Automation Testing using Cucumber with Rest Assured BDD based frameworks Maven Git and Jenkins

Strong experience in API testing both manual and automated using Postman and Rest Assured

Proven ability to analyse business requirements IT design documents API contracts and Swagger Open API specifications to derive complete test requirements

Demonstrated experience building and maintaining a robust automation testbed incorporating functional regression negative boundary and edge case scenarios

Ability to work independently as a senior automation tester quickly understanding API functionality and backend flows with minimal guidance

Handson experience implementing automation testing functional testing and regression testing across multiple environments

Strong understanding of HTTP methods request response validation error handling and data integrity checks

Ability to think beyond documented requirements and proactively identify risk areas and production impacting defects

Experience working in Agile enterprise environments actively participating in sprint planning grooming and QA signoff activities

Strong collaboration skills with developers product owners and platform teams to ensure early quality validation

Desired Skills

Experience testing APIs in financial services or other highly regulated enterprise environments

Experience validating microservices and backend systems from a QA automation perspective

Exposure to CICD pipelines and integrating automation suites into build and deployment workflows

Database validation and backend data verification experience

Strong documentation communication and analytical skills

Ability to serve as a quality champion driving automation standards and best practices across teams