Overview

We are seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer to join our team.

This role will be responsible for both independent and collaborative testing of one or more applications at any given time, with a focus on automation testing and manual testing as needed. The Quality Engineer will build test cases from user stories and requirements, execute tests, and communicate results to ensure successful product releases.

Responsibilities

  • Perform hands-on testing, programming, and debugging across assigned applications
  • Develop a deep understanding of the business objectives and requirements behind client products
  • Conduct testing across one or more projects, determining the most appropriate automation approach for each
  • Communicate with project teams to stay aligned on build features, requirements, and release plans
  • Design and develop tests that meet functional and performance requirements while satisfying user acceptance criteria
  • Partner with the Scrum team to drive Test Driven Development, enabling immediate feedback on modules under development
  • Follow established testing tools and practices and provide recommendations to improve them over time
  • Conduct peer reviews of tests or scripts built by other team members to uphold quality standards
  • Validate that user stories and requirements are fully met before release
  • Ensure defects are communicated quickly, clearly, and with sufficient detail for resolution
  • Track testing progress and deliver daily or weekly status reports to stakeholders
  • Anticipate and proactively raise potential issues that could affect quality or delivery timelines
  • Support troubleshooting of production issues to determine whether defects are present
  • Stay current with emerging technologies, testing tools, and industry best practices
  • Collaborate with product teams on user stories, engineering teams on architecture and design, and operations teams on environments and deployments
  • Guide and direct onshore and offshore consultants on the team whenever needed

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or another technical discipline
  • At least 3 years of experience in software QA and automated testing using Java, including tools such as Selenium, RestAssured, and AWS SDK
  • Hands-on experience with automated testing of front-end applications, microservices, and/or serverless architectures
  • Practical experience testing REST APIs for functionality, reliability, and performance
  • Familiarity with issue and test management tools such as Jira, QMetry, TestRail, Apache JMeter, and TestNG
  • Working experience with version control systems, along with exposure to GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted development
  • Experience using Apache Maven for build and dependency management
  • Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery
  • Understanding of and experience testing in cloud environments, particularly AWS
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working effectively across teams
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English at a B2+ level or higher

Nice to have

  • Experience with AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS) for pub/sub messaging scenarios
  • Experience with AWS Simple Queue Service (SQS) for message queuing in distributed systems
  • Broader familiarity with Amazon Web Services and its ecosystem of cloud-native tools

[GTS] Benefits (generic, except India)

  • International projects with top brands
  • Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
  • Healthcare benefits
  • Employee financial programs
  • Paid time off and sick leave
  • Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
  • Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
  • Global career opportunities
  • Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
  • EPAM Employee Groups
  • Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn