Senior Automation QA Engineer - Hybrid - W2

Position: Senior Automation QA Engineer Experience: 10+ Years Location: [Austin,TX] Hybrid Employment Type: Full-Time Required Skills Strong expertise in Java Extensive experience with TestNG Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver Experience in API Testing using REST Assured, Postman, or similar tools Strong understanding of Automation Framework Design and Development Database testing using SQL Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, and TestNG. Create scalable, reusable, and maintainable automated test scripts for web applications and APIs. Develop automation solutions supporting functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing. Improve test coverage and automation efficiency across multiple applications. Analyze business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications to create comprehensive test strategies. Develop detailed test plans, test cases, and test execution reports. Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and smoke testing. Ensure product quality through continuous validation and defect prevention practices. Validate RESTful APIs using REST Assured, Postman, and automated frameworks. Verify API contracts, response validations, data integrity, and backend workflows. Execute database validations using SQL queries. Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with DevOps teams to enable automated quality gates. Monitor automation execution results and provide detailed analysis. Lead QA activities across multiple projects and releases. Mentor junior QA engineers and establish automation best practices. Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release activities. Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and stakeholders. Track and report quality metrics, test coverage, defect trends, and release readiness. Conduct root cause analysis for production issues and implement preventive measures. Drive continuous improvement initiatives within QA processes. Preferred Skills Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber. Experience testing Microservices architecture. Exposure to Docker and Kubernetes. Knowledge of Performance Testing using JMeter. Experience with Cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure. Familiarity with SonarQube and code quality tools. Flexible work from home options available. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Sonara Inc.