Senior Associate - Test Automation & Tools Development Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Testing Tools Development Engineer to design, develop, and maintain advanced testing frameworks and automation tools. This role focuses on building scalable, reusable, and integrated testing infrastructure that supports functional, performance, and security testing across diverse platforms and environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Tool Development & Framework Design: Develop reusable libraries, plugins, and CLI tools to support test execution, reporting, and integration with CI/CD pipelines. Build scalable test harnesses for distributed systems, microservices, mobile native and cloud SaaS applications.
• Automation & Scripting: Write robust, maintainable code in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript to automate test workflows. Integrate tools with version control systems (Git), CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, Harness), and artifact repositories.
• DevOps & Infrastructure Integration: Containerize tools using Docker and orchestrate test environments using Kubernetes.
• Collaboration & Enablement: Partner with QE, SRE/DevOps, and development teams to understand testing pain points and deliver tooling solutions.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and Tools development.
• Strong programming skills in Java with a focus on tooling and automation.
• Extend and customize open-source tools such as: Functional/UI Testing: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium; API Testing: Postman/Bruno, REST Assured, Karate.
• Integrate testing tools with: Test Management & Issue Tracking: Jira, Qmetry; Reporting & Analytics: ReportPortal, Allure, ExtentReports, Grafana; CI/CD Pipelines: Jenkins, Harness, ArgoCD, GitLab, SonarQube; Device Farms: BrowserStack, LambdaTest for cross-platform and mobile testing.
• Strong command of relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases, along with experience in publish-subscribe messaging systems like Kafka.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, gRPC, WebSockets, & event-driven or asynchronous architectures.
• Well-versed in Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodologies, with a focus on iterative development and continuous delivery.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven track record of working effectively in cross-functional teams.