Role - Automation QA Lead (with P&C Insurance experience)
Location - CT (Onsite)
Job description:
We are looking for a detail-oriented Automatioon QA Engineer with a strong background in API testing to join our fast-paced technology team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts for our RESTful and/or SOAP APIs. You will work closely with cross-functional teams—developers, product managers, DevOps, and other QA engineers—to ensure our software meets the highest quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with product owners and development teams to understand business requirements and acceptance criteria for API-related features.
- Contribute to defining test strategies, including both manual and automated approaches, to effectively validate APIs.
- Design, develop, and maintain robust automation test suites for API testing using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or similar.
- Build automated frameworks to streamline testing, reduce manual overhead, and ensure consistency.
- Integrate automated tests into Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).
- Execute manual and automated tests, analyze results, and identify root causes of defects.
- Track and report defects using bug-tracking tools like JIRA, ensuring defects are assigned to the correct teams and resolved in a timely manner.
- Provide clear and concise test results, metrics, and status updates to stakeholders.
- Participate in code reviews of test scripts and mentor team members on best practices for test automation.
- Work closely with the development team to ensure APIs are designed for testability and reliability.
- Continuously evaluate and recommend new tools or processes to improve test coverage, reliability, and speed.
Required Skills:
- 7+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance or Test Automation, particularly with API-focused testing.
- Solid background in designing and implementing automated frameworks for API testing (e.g., Postman, REST Assured, Karate, SoapUI, or similar tools).
- Familiarity with web technologies, RESTful/SOAP protocols, JSON/XML structures, and API design principles.
- P&C Insurance, API Testing with tools like postman and Automation
Regards,
Manoj
Derex Technologies INC
Contact : 973-834-5005 Ext 206
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
