QA Automation Engineer Standard

Roles & Responsibilities

Core Skills

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive API testing using Postman, covering RESTful endpoints (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), validation of HTTP status codes, response bodies, headers, error handling, edge cases, and JSON/XML payloads, including authentication and authorization using JWT and API Keys.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated API test suites in Postman by writing dynamic and reusable JavaScript-based test scripts, creating and managing collections, environments, variables, pre-request scripts, and parameterized test data.
• Execute and automate API tests using Postman Collection Runner and Newman CLI, generate and analyze HTML and JSON reports, and ensure automation assets are scalable, reusable, and maintainable.
• Version and manage API automation assets (Postman collections, Newman scripts, and test data) using Git (GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket), following standard branching, pull request, code review, and merge practices, with support for CI/CD pipeline integration.
• Manage API defects end-to-end by logging, tracking, validating, and closing issues in Jira, providing detailed request/response artifacts and logs, and re-testing fixes to ensure quality closure.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with backend engineers, DevOps, and business analysts to clarify requirements, align on test expectations, and actively participate in sprint ceremonies and release readiness activities.
  
  

• Strong hands-on experience in API testing using Postman.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and HTTP protocols.
• Expertise in JavaScript-based test scripting in Postman.
• Experience with API security mechanisms (JWT, API Keys).
• Practical experience with Newman CLI and report generation.
• Working knowledge of Git-based version control systems.
• Experience with defect tracking tools, preferably Jira.
  
  

• Basic understanding of API performance testing concepts.
  
  

• 4.5-6 Years
  
  

• Primary Skill: SDET
• Sub Skill(s): SDET
• Additional Skill(s): REST APIs, Automated Testing, Selenium, JavaScript Performance Test Scripting, API Automation, Postman API testing