Test Engineer
First seen by Alion on Aug 20, 2026.
Job Purpose :
To ensure the quality, reliability, performance, and security of cloud-native products by designing and implementing robust automated testing frameworks. The role focuses on end-to-end automation across applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and network/security layers, enabling faster, safer releases through CI/CD integration and continuous testing practices.
Key Skills & Technical Competencies :
- Test Automation & Frameworks : Automation frameworks design.
- CI/CD & DevOps Integration : Cloud & Infrastructure Testing.
- Public Cloud : Private cloud.
- Networking & Security Testing : TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancers.
- Authentication : Performance & Reliability Testing.
- AB testing : Observability & Debugging.
- Logs : Containers & Modern Platforms.
- Docker, Kubernetes : Collaboration & Agile Delivery.
- Agile/S : Quality Engineering & Continuous Improvement.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks.
- Build automated test scenarios for UI, API, and end-to-end workflows.
- Ensure complete portal testing with real user scenarios.
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
- Enable continuous testing and fast feedback loops.
- Support release automation and quality gates.
- Validate cloud-based services and deployments.
- Perform testing across distributed and scalable environments.
- Ensure infrastructure stability and availability.
- Validate networking components and configurations.
- Perform security-focused testing for authentication, access control, and data protection.
- Identify vulnerabilities and risks.
- Conduct performance and load testing to ensure system scalability.
- Identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements.
- Monitor test execution results and system behavior.
- Analyze logs and metrics to identify issues.
- Report defects and track resolution lifecycle.
- Test containerized applications and microservices.
- Validate deployments in Kubernetes environments.
- Work closely with developers, architects, and product teams.
- Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and quality assessments.
- Improve automation coverage and efficiency.
- Define and track quality metrics and continuously enhance testing processes.
Experience & Educational Requirements :
Educational Qualifications :
- BE/B-Tech or equivalent with Computer Science or Electronics & Communication.
Relevant Experience :
- 3 to 7 years of experience in test automation and quality engineering.
- Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or JavaScript.
- Hands-on experience with automation tools : Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, REST Assured.
- Experience in API testing, UI testing, and end-to-end automation.
- Exposure to CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
- Experience testing cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, or private cloud).
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing).
- Basic understanding of security testing (authentication, authorization, encryption).
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes environments.
- Experience in fully automated end-to-end portal testing and user scenarios.
Skills
Automation Testing, Testing, Python, Java, API Testing, GUI Testing, Selenium, Playwright Testing, Cypress, RestAssured