Senior SQA Automation Engineer

Location: Remote, India

### 🌟 **About CodeNinja**

### **About CodeNinja**

At **CodeNinja Consulting**, we build high-impact global engineering teams that accelerate digital transformation for enterprises worldwide. With operations across **Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, the United States, and Chile**, we empower clients with world-class expertise in **software engineering, QA automation, cloud, DevOps**, and enterprise technology services.

Our 350+ experts deliver solutions across banking, fintech, healthcare, e-commerce, and large-scale enterprise platforms. At CodeNinja, we value innovation, excellence, and a culture of continuous learning — enabling our teams to deliver smarter, faster, and stronger.

**Job Summary**

We are seeking an experienced **Automation Engineer (8+ Years)** to develop, enhance, and maintain automated testing solutions for complex enterprise systems.
The role requires strong technical expertise in **test automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, regression automation, API automation**, and working with cross-functional testing teams.

You will collaborate closely with the **Manual Test Lead**, engineering teams, and DevOps to ensure test coverage, quality, and stability across release cycles.

### **Key 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.

**Requirements**

### **Skills & Expertise Required**

**Banking and Fintech experience is preferrable**

### **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**

### **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.