API Test Engineer

Job description

Educational Requirements Bachelor of Engineering Service Line Infosys Quality Engineering Responsibilities - Lead end-to-end quality engineering for REST APIs, from requirements analysis to production validation for 59 yearsscale projects. - Design, implement, and maintain robust API test strategies covering functional, integration, contract, regression, and negative testing. - Drive API test automation frameworks and suites, ensuring high coverage, reliability, and maintainability across services and microservices. - Collaborate with architects and developers to review API specifications (e.g., Swagger/OpenAPI), ensuring testability, consistency, and adherence to standards. - Define and enforce best practices for API testing, automation, and quality gates within CI/CD pipelines. - Analyze complex defects and production issues, perform root cause analysis, and work with cross-functional teams to implement long-term fixes. - Mentor and guide junior QA/automation engineers on API testing techniques, tools, and automation patterns. Additional Responsibilities - Good to Have Skills:API design review, Contract testing, Performance testing, CI/CD integration, Agile methodologies Technical and Professional Requirements - Extensive experience in API test automation, including building and maintaining automation suites for REST APIs. - Demonstrated ability to define test strategies, test plans, and quality processes for complex, distributed systems. - Experience integrating automated API tests into CI/CD pipelines and working in Agile/Scrum environments. - Strong background in overall Testing practices, including test design techniques, risk-based testing, and regression optimization. - Proven track record of leading small to medium QA/automation teams, providing technical guidance and code reviews for test assets. - Ability to analyze logs, traces, and API responses to quickly diagnose issues and support root cause analysis. Preferred Skills - Technology->API Testing->Postman - Technology->API Testing->RestAssured