Test Automation Engineer

We are seeking a talented Test Automation Engineer with expertise in UI and API automation to join our growing team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Playwright, JavaScript, Rest Assured, and Java, along with a strong understanding of software testing methodologies and automation frameworks. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI automation frameworks using Playwright and JavaScript Create and execute API automation test suites using Rest Assured and Java Analyze business and technical requirements to prepare detailed test plans and test cases Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and faster releases Identify, document, and track software defects using bug tracking tools Collaborate with developers, QA teams, and stakeholders to ensure software quality and reliability Perform regression, functional, and integration testing to validate application stability Continuously improve automation processes, test coverage, and framework efficiency

Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and QA teams to ensure high-quality software delivery Perform root cause analysis of defects and provide clear, actionable insights for resolution Ensure comprehensive test coverage across UI, API, and integration testing layers Continuously enhance automation frameworks, testing processes, tools, and quality best practices

5-8 Years

TEST AUTOMATION ENGINEER - INTERVIEW PREPARATION GUIDE 1. PLAYWRIGHT & JAVASCRIPT UI AUTOMATION - Explain Playwright architecture and how it differs from Selenium - How do you handle dynamic elements and wait strategies in Playwright? - What is Page Object Model (POM) and how do you implement it in Playwright? - How do you handle iframes, file uploads, and pop-ups in Playwright? - Explain Playwright fixtures and how you use them in test setup/teardown - How do you run Playwright tests in parallel and headed/headless mode? - How do you handle authentication and session storage in Playwright? - What is the difference between locator() and querySelector() in Playwright? - How do you capture screenshots and videos on test failure? - Explain how you handle cross-browser testing using Playwright 2. REST ASSURED & JAVA API AUTOMATION - What is Rest Assured and how does it simplify API testing? - Explain Given / When / Then structure in Rest Assured - How do you handle authentication - Basic Auth, Bearer Token, OAuth2? - How do you validate response body, status code, and headers? - How do you parameterize API tests using TestNG DataProvider? - What is the difference between PUT and PATCH HTTP methods? - How do you handle dynamic request payloads using POJO classes? - How do you deserialize JSON responses using Jackson or Gson? - How do you chain API calls - use response of one API in next request? - Explain how you handle error handling and negative test scenarios in API tests 3. TEST FRAMEWORKS - TestNG & JUnit - Difference between TestNG and JUnit - when to use which? - How do you define test execution order in TestNG? - Explain TestNG annotations - @BeforeSuite, @BeforeTest, @BeforeClass, @BeforeMethod - How do you implement data-driven testing using @DataProvider in TestNG? - What are TestNG groups and how do you use them for selective test execution? - How do you handle soft assertions vs hard assertions in TestNG? - How do you generate TestNG XML suite file and configure parallel execution? - What is @Factory annotation in TestNG and when do you use it? - How do you retry failed tests automatically in TestNG? - Explain dependency testing using dependsOnMethods in TestNG 4. CI/CD PIPELINE INTEGRATION - How do you integrate Playwright tests into Jenkins pipeline? - Explain a sample Jenkinsfile you have written for test automation - How do you trigger test execution on every pull request using GitHub Actions? - How do you store and publish test reports in CI/CD pipelines? - How do you handle environment-specific configurations in CI/CD? - What is the difference between Jenkins Pipeline and Freestyle project? - How do you send test execution notifications via email or Slack in CI/CD? - How do you manage secrets and credentials in Jenkins or GitHub Actions? - How do you run only regression tests vs smoke tests in pipeline? - Explain how you handled a CI/CD pipeline failure and fixed it 5. API CONCEPTS - REST & HTTP - Explain all HTTP methods - GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE with use cases - What are the differences between 2xx, 4xx, and 5xx status codes? - What is the difference between REST and SOAP APIs? - Explain request headers - Content-Type, Authorization, Accept - What is idempotency and which HTTP methods are idempotent? - Difference between query params, path params, and request body - What is JSON Schema validation and how do you implement it? - How do you test API rate limiting and throttling? - What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous APIs? - How do you test negative scenarios - invalid token, missing fields, wrong data type? 6. TEST PLANNING & TEST DESIGN - How do you analyze requirements and write test cases? - Explain Boundary Value Analysis and Equivalence Partitioning with examples - What is the difference between test plan, test strategy, and test cases? - How do you decide what to automate and what to test manually? - What is traceability matrix and how do you maintain it? - How do you estimate effort for test automation tasks? - How do you prioritize test cases for regression suite? - What is exploratory testing and when do you apply it? - How do you handle incomplete or ambiguous requirements? - What is smoke testing vs sanity testing vs regression testing? 7. DEFECT MANAGEMENT & ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS - What is a good bug report? What fields should it contain? - Explain defect life cycle from open to closure - How do you differentiate between a bug, enhancement, and change request? - What is root cause analysis and how do you perform it? - How do you handle a flaky test - intermittent failures? - How do you prioritize severity vs priority of a defect? - What tools have you used for defect tracking - JIRA, Azure DevOps? - How do you retest and regression test after a bug fix? - What is a blocker bug and how do you handle it before release? - How do you communicate critical defects to developers and managers? 8. TEST REPORTING - ALLURE & EXTENT REPORTS - How do you integrate Allure Reports with TestNG and Maven? - What annotations does Allure provide - @Step, @Attachment, @Description? - How do you attach screenshots and logs to Allure report on failure? - How do you generate and publish Extent Reports in CI/CD pipeline? - What is the difference between Allure and Extent Reports? - How do you categorize test failures -

1st : Online Assessment 2nd and 3rd round : Technical Interview 4th Round : HR round