Lead Software Automation Test Engineer (Java, Selenium)- 9+ Years

Overview

Join FIS's digital banking team as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to drive quality engineering and test automation for web, API, batch and mobile applications.

What you'll do

• Analyse business requirements and actively participate in requirement grooming and estimation.
• Work closely with product owners, developers, quality engineers and cross-functional teams to define effective test coverage.
• Develop test strategies, create test plans and execute test cases for new features, enhancements and production support scenarios.
• Identify manual test cases suitable for automation and develop automation scripts using Playwright, Selenium and other automation tools.
• Build, maintain, innovate and continuously improve automation frameworks, test processes and quality engineering practices.
• Automate testing across UI, API, batch and mobile channels to improve regression efficiency and product confidence.
• Perform API testing for SOAP and REST services using tools such as SOAP UI and Postman.
• Validate applications through functional, regression, accessibility, mobile and microservices testing.
• Write, implement, maintain and review automation scripts and test artifacts.
• Use SQL to construct moderate to complex queries for validating data and troubleshooting issues.
• Participate in Agile development methodologies and sprint ceremonies, including planning, grooming, reviews and retrospectives.
• Track, analyse and manage defects, and recommend quality improvements based on defect patterns and root causes.
• Collaborate across geographies and teams to support delivery, troubleshooting and continuous improvement.

What you'll need

• Strong hands-on testing experience with a focus on automating web and API tests.
• Experience in UI automation testing, API testing, and automation script development and maintenance.
• Experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright and Katalon.
• Expertise in automation testing across UI, API, batch and mobile applications.
• Experience developing or contributing to automation frameworks for enterprise applications.
• Experience on scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, Groovy, Shell, Perl, or similar.
• Strong understanding of manual testing concepts, test scenario design, test case writing, test artifact review and defect management.
• Experience testing SOAP or REST APIs using SOAP UI, Postman, or equivalent tools.
• Experience with accessibility testing tools and practices such as JAWS and Level Access.
• Experience in mobile testing and web-based application testing.
• Ability to write moderate to complex SQL queries for data validation and troubleshooting.
• Good understanding of SDLC, defect management processes and engineering tools such as Jira, Maven, Git, SOAP UI, Silk Central, BrowserStack, WinSCP and Putty.
• Ability to troubleshoot basic to complex technical issues and contribute to root cause analysis.
• Experience working in Agile and Scrum environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of relevant testing and technical experience in a Quality Engineer, SDET or test automation role.
• Fluent in English.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI tools and technologies.
• Experience with CI/CD and Jenkins.
• Experience with public cloud environments such as AWS.
• Experience in penetration testing and performance testing.
• Experience in unit testing and automated functional or non-functional testing.
• Knowledge of banking or financial domain applications.
• CSTE, CSQA or ISTQB Advanced Level certification.
• Working experience with Agile development and Test-Driven Development.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.