Senior API Test Automation Engineer-Bank

We have an urgent requirement for Senior API Test Automation Engineer is required for our banking client in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Hands on leading API automation initiatives, building frameworks from scratch, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, mentoring teams, and ensuring quality across microservices-based enterprise platforms.

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Ability to build automation frameworks from scratch.

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Must
Hands-on with JMeter, k6, Load Runner, and Gatling for load and stress testing.

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Strong coding experience (Java (Preferred) ,Python ,JavaScript/Type Script)- -Must
Strong expertise (Rest Assured ,Karate Framework,Postman + Newman,TestNG/JUnit,PyTest)- -Must

We are seeking an experienced Senior API Test Automation Engineer to lead API quality assurance initiatives across enterprise applications and microservices. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in API testing, test automation framework development, CI/CD integration, and quality engineering practices. The role requires hands‑on automation skills, deep technical knowledge of REST/SOAP APIs, and the ability to drive testing strategies across complex systems.

The candidate will work closely with Development, Dev Ops, Product Owners, Architects, and QA teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure API solutions.

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive API testing strategies.
• Validate RESTful and SOAP API services for functionality, reliability, performance, and security.
• Review API specifications, Swagger/OpenAPI documents, and business requirements to create robust test plans and test scenarios.
• Perform positive, negative, regression, integration, end-to-end, and data validation testing.
• Validate API contracts, request/response payloads, authentication, authorization, and data consistency.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise quality standards and testing best practices.

• Design and develop scalable API automation frameworks from scratch.
• Automate API test suites using frameworks such as:
  • Rest Assured
  • Karate
  • Postman/Newman
  • Selenium + API Integration
  • Py Test
  • Cypress API Testing
  • Playwright API Testing
• Develop reusable automation components and utilities to improve testing efficiency.
• Integrate automated API tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Execute automated regression suites and analyze failures.
• Drive shift-left testing practices within Agile teams.

• Integrate automated test execution into:
  • Jenkins
  • Azure Dev Ops
  • Git Hub Actions
  • Git Lab CI/CD
• Participate in release validation activities.
• Configure automated test reporting and quality dashboards.
• Support continuous testing methodologies throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Test APIs using:
  • OAuth 2.0
  • JWT
  • API Keys
  • Basic Authentication
  • SAML
• Conduct security validation of authentication and authorization flows.
• Collaborate with security teams to identify API vulnerabilities.
• Perform API performance and load testing using:
  • JMeter
  • k6
  • Load Runner
  • Gatling
• Analyze response times, throughput, scalability, and bottlenecks.

• Validate backend data using SQL queries.
• Verify data integrity across APIs, databases, and third-party integrations.
• Work with relational and No
  
  SQL databases.
• Troubleshoot data synchronization and integration issues.

• Lead API testing initiatives across multiple projects.
• Mentor junior and mid‑level QA engineers on automation best practices.
• Conduct code reviews for automation scripts.
• Establish test automation standards and governance.
• Provide effort estimations and contribute to test planning activities.
• Drive quality engineering practices within Agile delivery teams.

• Strong experience with:
  • REST APIs
  • SOAP Web Services
  • GraphQL APIs
• Expert understanding of:
  • HTTP/HTTPS protocols
  • Status Codes
  • Headers
  • Cookies
  • Request Methods
  • Rate Limiting
  • API Versioning
• Hands‑on experience with:
  • Postman
  • Swagger/OpenAPI
  • SoapUI
  • Insomnia

• Minimum 5+ years of API automation experience.
• Strong coding experience in:
  • Java (Preferred)
  • Python
  • JavaScript/Type Script
• Experience developing test…