Senior QA Automation Engineer Hybrid Job in Pune, Bengaluru (8+ Years)

About this Senior QA Automation Engineer Job in Pune

KANINI wants to add a Senior QA Automation Engineer to its team to strengthen product quality and release confidence. The Senior QA Automation Engineer Job in Pune involves working closely with developers, product managers and other testers across the full software testing life cycle.

In this role you will strong hands-on experience in UI and API Automation Testing using Java. You can see the full list of responsibilities in the job details above.

Pune has a strong IT and product ecosystem (Hinjewadi, Kharadi, Magarpatta), with steady demand for manual, automation and SDET talent.

Work type: Hybrid, Automation.

Key skills for the Senior QA Automation Engineer role

These are the skills the hiring team highlighted for this opening. Make sure your resume shows each one with a real example.

• Java – OOP basics, collections and exceptions to write clean automation code.
• Selenium WebDriver – build maintainable UI automation with the Page Object Model and solid locator strategies.
• Rest Assured – Java-based API automation with clear request/response validations.
• TestNG – group, prioritise and run tests in parallel with rich reports.
• Jenkins – plug test suites into CI pipelines with reports and alerts.
• SQL – write joins and queries to verify data in the backend while testing.

Want to sharpen these skills? The official ISTQB syllabus is a great free reference for testing fundamentals.

A typical day in this role

• Join the daily stand-up to review sprint progress, blockers and what needs testing today.
• Write and maintain automated tests, fix flaky scripts and review test results from the CI pipeline.
• Test APIs for correct responses, error handling, authentication and performance.
• Log clear, reproducible bugs with steps, screenshots and logs, then re-test fixes.
• Review test plans, mentor teammates and share quality updates with product and engineering leads.

Who should apply

This opening suits senior QA engineers who design frameworks, review test strategy and guide juniors while still writing quality tests themselves.

If you match most of the skills above, apply for this Senior QA Automation Engineer Job in Pune even if you do not tick every single box – hiring teams value strong fundamentals and a clear, honest resume.

How to apply for this Senior QA Automation Engineer Job in Pune

1. Open the Daily QA Jobs list – a fresh list goes live every day at 9:00 AM IST.
2. Find the Senior QA Automation Engineer opening at KANINI and copy the HR email ID.
3. Send a short, polite email with your updated resume and a 3–4 line summary of matching skills.
4. Follow up once after 3–5 working days if you have not heard back.

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Interview preparation tips

• Be ready to walk through one real project: the app, your testing approach, tools used and the toughest bug you found.
• Expect a live coding round – practise writing a small UI or API test, handling waits and explaining your framework structure.
• Revise HTTP methods, status codes, headers, auth tokens and how you validate a JSON response.
• Practise SQL queries – joins, group by, sub-queries – often asked to verify backend data.
• Prepare examples of test strategy, metrics you tracked, risks you flagged and how you improved release quality.
• Keep your resume ATS-friendly and matched to the skills listed in this job description.

Career growth after this role

Senior QA engineers often move into QA Lead, Test Architect or SDET Lead roles – shaping test strategy and quality culture across teams.

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