Automation Test Lead - API Testing
First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026.
We are looking for an experienced Automation Test Lead with strong expertise in Java-based test automation, API testing, and microservices testing.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience developing reusable automation frameworks, validating REST APIs, and integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to ensure software quality and reliable releases.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, and maintain API automation frameworks using REST Assured and Core Java.
- Develop and execute automated test scripts for REST APIs and microservices-based applications.
- Validate API requests and responses, status codes, authentication, error handling, business logic, and data integrity.
- Build reusable test components using POJOs and Page Object Model (POM), where applicable.
- Develop, organise, and execute automated test suites using TestNG, including test configuration, assertions, and execution management.
- Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing of backend services and APIs.
- Integrate automated test suites into Jenkins pipelines to support continuous testing and release validation.
- Use Git for version control, collaboration, and maintenance of automation scripts.
- Generate and maintain Allure Reports to communicate test results, execution status, defect trends, and test coverage.
- Analyse failures, investigate defects, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate with development teams for resolution.
- Review automation scripts and test framework design to improve code quality, reusability, maintainability, and execution efficiency.
- Guide team members on automation practices, test design, coding standards, and defect reporting.
- Contribute to test planning, effort estimation, quality reporting, and continuous improvement of testing processes.
Required Skills & Experience :
- 5 - 8 years of experience in software testing, QA automation, or quality engineering.
- Strong hands-on proficiency in Core Java, including OOP concepts, collections, exception handling, and coding fundamentals.
- Strong experience with REST Assured for API automation testing.
- Hands-on experience testing REST APIs and microservices-based architectures.
- Experience using TestNG for test execution, assertions, test organisation, and suite management.
- Understanding of POJOs for API request and response serialisation and deserialisation.
- Familiarity with the Page Object Model (POM) and reusable automation framework design, where
applicable.
- Hands-on experience with Jenkins, Git, and Allure Reports.
- Understanding of HTTP methods, status codes, headers, authentication, and API validation.
- Experience with debugging, defect tracking, test execution analysis, and regression testing.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to guide team members and work
effectively with development teams.
Skills
Automation Testing, Java, Selenium, API Testing, Test Strategy, Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing