Kafka API Automation Tester
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Job description
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for:
o Angular UI components and workflows
o RESTful microservices
o Event-driven systems using Kafka
o MongoDB data validation and integrity testing
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Develop end-to-end (E2E), integration, Functional, Regression, and Performance test suites
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Create automated validation for Kafka producers/consumers and asynchronous workflows
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Validate microservice contracts and API interactions, JSON/XML Payload
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Perform database testing including schema validation, data integrity, and performance checks in MongoDB
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Collaborate with developers in code reviews to promote testability and quality
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Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
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Perform root cause analysis for defects and production issues
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Develop and maintain test documentation and quality metrics dashboards
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Create detailed, reproducible defect tickets including logs, screenshots, Kafka message payloads, and MongoDB query results
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Link test cases and automation coverage to JIRA stories and acceptance criteria
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Perform structured manual testing for new features, edge cases, and complex workflows not yet automated
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Identify automation opportunities from manual test execution and convert them into automated test coverage
Requirements
Do you have experience in XML?, * Kafka Testing & Event-Driven Architecture
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API Testing - REST APIs & Microservices
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Test Automation using Java, Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Karate Framework, REST Assured
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Backend & Database Testing - Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, DB2
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CI/CD & DevOps Tools - Jenkins, Maven, Git/GitHub/GitLab
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API Tools - Postman, Swagger, SoapUI
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Logging & Monitoring - Splunk
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JSON/XML Payload Validation
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Strong expertise in Angular UI and microservices, including Kafka, API testing and DB. Experience with Selenium-based test automation, Kafka messaging test automation, Cucumber/Karate
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Hands-on experience with accessibility testing
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Proven ability to create and maintain comprehensive test documentation
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Proficient in using Jira and Confluence for defect tracking and collaboration
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Solid understanding of performance testing concepts
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Strong ability to thoroughly analyse, understand business and technical requirements