Software Engineer in Test

Kafka API Automation Tester Skillset

• Test Automation using Java, Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Karate Framework, REST Assured
• Backend & Database Testing – Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, DB2
• CI/CD & Dev Ops Tools – Jenkins, Maven, Git/Git Hub/Git Lab
• Strong expertise in Angular UI and microservices, including Kafka, API testing and DB. Experience with Selenium-based test automation, Kafka messaging test automation, Cucumber/Karate
• Hands‑on experience with accessibility testing
• Proven ability to create and maintain comprehensive test documentation
• Proficient in using Jira and Confluence for defect tracking and collaboration
• Solid understanding of performance testing concepts
• Strong ability to thoroughly analyse, understand business and technical requirements

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for Angular UI components and workflows
• Develop end‑to‑end (E2E), integration, functional, regression, and performance test suites
• Create automated validation for Kafka producers/consumers and asynchronous workflows
• Validate microservice contracts and API interactions, JSON/XML payload
• Perform database testing including schema validation, data integrity, and performance checks in MongoDB
• Collaborate with developers in code reviews to promote testability and quality
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Perform root‑cause analysis for defects and production issues
• Develop and maintain test documentation and quality metrics dashboards
• Create detailed reproducible defect tickets including logs, screenshots, Kafka message payloads, and MongoDB query results
• Link test cases and automation coverage to JIRA stories and acceptance criteria
• Perform structured manual testing for new features, edge cases, and complex workflows not yet automated
• Identify automation opportunities from manual test execution and convert them into automated test coverage