Senior SQA Automation Engineer

About the role

Requirements

• 🧩 Skills & Expertise Required
• Automation & Framework Expertise
• - Strong hands-on experience with automation tools:
• Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit
• - Ability to design frameworks from scratch and build scalable, modular architectures.
• API Automation
• - Proficiency with:
• REST Assured, Postman, Karate, or similar tools
• - Ability to automate REST APIs and validate request/response structures.
• Programming & Scripting
• - Strong in at least two programming languages:
• Java, Python, JavaScript
• CI/CD & Version Control
• - Experience integrating automation with:
• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines
• - Knowledge of Git-based workflows.
• Database Skills
• - Experience with SQL for backend validation and test data preparation.
• Testing Knowledge
• - Deep understanding of:
• - SIT (System Integration Testing)
• - E2E testing
• - Regression testing
• - Testing complex enterprise systems
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• 💡 Preferred Skills
• - Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS / Azure) is a plus.
• - Experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• - Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• - Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• 💼 Why Join Us
• - Work with cutting-edge tools and large-scale enterprise systems.
• - Fully remote working environment.
• - Opportunity to work with global engineering teams.
• - Culture focused on learning, innovation, and technical excellence.
• ⚖️ Equal Opportunity Statement
• At CodeNinja, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• We value diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees — regardless of nationality, gender, or background.

Responsibilities

• Automation Development & Maintenance
• - Develop and maintain automation scripts for regression, functional, and SIT testing.
• - Create reusable automation frameworks, utilities, and libraries.
• - Debug, optimize, and enhance test scripts for improved reliability and performance.
• - Ensure automated tests are scalable, modular, and aligned with best practices.
• CI/CD Integration
• - Integrate automated test suites into Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or equivalent pipelines.
• - Configure automated execution triggers for nightly builds, code merges, and release cycles.
• - Implement reporting and log outputs directly into CI/CD dashboards.
• Testing & Quality Assurance
• - Ensure comprehensive test coverage, including UI, API, SIT, and end-to-end scenarios.
• - Work closely with the Manual Test Lead to identify automation candidates and maintain prioritization.
• - Prepare detailed test reports, execution logs, error summaries, and coverage metrics.
• - Participate in defect triage meetings and provide technical insights on automation failures.
• Collaboration & Support
• - Collaborate with developers, architects, QA, and DevOps teams for test environment readiness.
• - Provide guidance on automation best practices to junior team members.
• - Support continuous improvement initiatives in testing methodologies and tools.

Skills

• Selenium
• Cypress
• Playwright
• TestNG
• JUnit
• REST Assured
• Postman
• Karate
• Java
• Python
• JavaScript
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI
• SQL