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Senior Automation QA Engineer

Ciklum • India

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Posted Sep 30, 2026

**Role & seniority: ** Senior Automation QA Engineer (full-time), part of a cross-functional development team.

**Location & work type: ** India (Chennai or Pune mentioned); onsite/hybrid not specified, full-time.

**Stack/tools: **

  • Language/Framework: C#, .NET / .NET Core, NUnit/xUnit/MSTest, SpecFlow

  • UI/API automation: Selenium, RestSharp, HttpClient

  • Test reporting: Allure (or similar)

  • CI/CD & tools: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions

  • Containers/Cloud: Docker (potentially Azure)

  • Practices: BDD/ATDD/TDD, Agile Scrum/Kanban

**Top 3 responsibilities: **

  • Architect and build test automation frameworks (from scratch) for UI and API

  • Develop automated tests and integrate into CI/CD; maintain testing infrastructure

  • Lead quality practices: code reviews, define quality metrics, analyze/report test results, and mitigate testing risks

**Must-have skills: **

  • 3+ years in QA automation for web and backend/API testing (with manual/automation mix)

  • Strong C#/.NET skills and ability to design automation frameworks

  • Experience with UI/API automation (Selenium + REST/API via RestSharp/HttpClient)

  • CI/CD pipeline integration experience (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions)

  • Test reporting integration (e.g., Allure)

  • Hands-on Docker experience

  • Upper-Intermediate+ English

**Nice-to-haves: **

  • BDD/ATDD/TDD experience (e.g., SpecFlow)

  • Familiarity with Azure cloud

  • Experience onboa

Full Description

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Automation QA Engineer to join our team full-time in India.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role

As a Senior Automation QA Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

Responsibilities

  • Architect test automation frameworks from scratch
  • Develop automated functional UI & API tests
  • Integrate automated scripts into the CI/CD process
  • Develop, maintain, and expand automated testing infrastructure
  • Leads code reviews, sets high-quality standards and guides team members in writing better code
  • Define Quality Metrics and implement measurements to determine test effectiveness, and testing efficiency, and measure the overall quality of the Product as a part of the test automation process
  • Analyze test results and report about stability of the product under test
  • Collaborate with other members of the team to automate the manual test processes
  • Manage, analyze, and mitigate testing risks
  • Onboarding of new team members on the project
  • Suggests improvements to testing and release workflow

Requirements

  • 3+ years of professional experience in QA Automation of Web and backend/API testing, including a mix of manual and automation testing
  • Excellent knowledge of different testing methods, techniques, types, and methodologies
  • Experience in the creation or active maintenance of test documentation (test strategy, test plans, etc.)
  • Experience in the creation of automation frameworks from scratch
  • Solid skills in C#, .NET / .NET Core, programming patterns, and principles
  • Experience in the test reporting process integration using specific tools (Allure or similar)
  • Experience in automation scripts using UI and REST APIs using automation tools (e.g., Selenium, RestSharp, or standard C# HttpClient)
  • Familiarity with different automated test frameworks (e.g., NUnit, xUnit, MSTest, SpecFlow)
  • Experience with BDD, ATDD, or TDD approaches
  • Experience with implementation of continuous integration processes and tools, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
  • Hands-on experience with Docker (and potentially Azure Cloud, which is prominent in this tech stack)
  • Experience of working in an Agile Scrum/Kanban development environment
  • Good English skills – Upper-Intermediate and above

What’s in it for you?

*** Strong community:** Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment

*** Growth focus:** Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise

*** Tailored learning:** Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications

*** Endless opportunities:** Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies

*** Care:** We’ve got you covered with company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial & legal consultations

About us

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

India is a strategic innovation hub for Ciklum, with growing teams in Chennai and Pune leading advancements in EdgeTech, AR/VR, IoT, and beyond. Join us to collaborate on game-changing solutions and take your career to the next level.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.

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