Engineer Automation Testing

TATA Consultancy Services · United States

• We are seeking a highly skilled Quality Engineer (QE) with strong expertise in test automation, API testing, database validation, and quality assurance practices.
• The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated testing solutions to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of enterprise applications.
• The candidate should possess hands-on experience with Selenium, Playwright, Karate, Postman, Oracle SQL, and demonstrate strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills.
• Exposure to Kafka and Elasticsearch (Elastic) is preferred to support testing of modern event-driven and search-based applications.

• Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Define quality standards, testing methodologies, and automation best practices.
• Ensure applications meet functional, non-functional, performance, and security requirements.
• Participate in requirement reviews and provide quality-focused feedback.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across testing processes and frameworks.

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts.
• Create scalable automation solutions using: Selenium, Playwright, Karate Framework.
• Automate UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end test scenarios.
• Improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing efforts.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

• Develop and execute API test cases using Postman and Karate.
• Validate REST API functionality, response structures, and error handling.
• Perform integration testing across multiple systems and services.
• Verify data flow and message processing between integrated applications.
• Support testing of microservices-based architectures.

• Create and execute Oracle SQL queries for data validation and reconciliation.
• Verify database updates, transformations, and business rule implementation.
• Perform backend testing to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Analyze and troubleshoot database-related defects.
• Validate source-to-target data mappings and reporting outputs.

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and DevOps teams.
• Provide testing estimates and support release planning activities.
• Ensure testing activities align with project timelines and sprint goals.

• Identify, document, track, and retest defects.
• Perform root cause analysis and support defect resolution.
• Collaborate with development teams to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Provide quality metrics, testing status reports, and risk assessments.
• Track test execution progress and communicate quality risks.

• Act as a key quality advocate across business and technical teams.
• Communicate testing progress, risks, issues, and release readiness.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings and project reviews.
• Ensure all stakeholders understand quality objectives and testing outcomes.
• Support business users during User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Event-Driven & Search Platform Testing (Good to Have)
• Support validation of Kafka-based event messaging and data streaming workflows.
• Verify message publishing, consumption, and event processing scenarios.
• Assist in testing Elasticsearch indexing, search capabilities, and data retrieval.
• Analyze logs and troubleshooting information related to messaging and search services.

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.