Join Deloitte's Technology & Transformation practice as a Senior QA Automation Engineer in Chennai. This role offers a chance to leverage vast amounts of data, providing strategic guidance and implementation services. You'll be instrumental in helping companies manage data, convert it into actionable information, and support fact-driven decision-making. The practice spans business intelligence, data management, performance management, and next-generation analytics, including big data, cloud, cognitive, and machine learning technologies.

This position focuses on uncovering and unlocking value within large datasets. You will contribute to a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and strategic application of technology to drive business insights and advantages.

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks for both UI and API testing. Your responsibilities include performing UI (Web) automation using modern tools like Playwright, and developing comprehensive API automation test suites. You will analyze requirements to identify optimal test scenarios for automation, and continuously maintain, enhance, and debug existing automation scripts to ensure stability and scalability.

Key duties involve collaborating closely with product, development, and QA teams, participating actively in test planning, estimation, and defining the automation strategy. You will integrate and execute automation tests within CI/CD pipelines, meticulously report, track, and validate defects, and ensure strict adherence to quality standards and best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior QA Automation Engineer with 6-9 years of experience, possessing strong expertise in UI and API automation testing. Proficiency with modern automation tools, particularly Playwright, is highly preferred. You must have solid programming knowledge in at least one language such as Java, Python, or JavaScript, coupled with substantial experience in SQL and database testing, working with databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL.

Essential skills include hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and pipeline integration (Jenkins, Azure DevOps), and strong command over version control systems like Git. Candidates should demonstrate a good understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Agile/Scrum methodologies, with proven ability in test case design, analysis, and script maintenance. Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem-solving skills are vital. A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required.