SENIOR QA AUTOMATIONG ENGINEER- INSURANCE | FULL ONSITE

Required Qualifications Minimum 7 years of solid hands-on software QA experience across functional/system testing, regression, integration, exploratory testing, UAT support, or comparable QA work. Preferred overall experience of 8–10+ years , provided the experience demonstrates genuine senior-level ownership rather than tenure alone. At least 3 years of substantial hands-on test automation experience is required, with 4–5+ years strongly preferred . Demonstrated experience in personally establishing, co-establishing, or materially designing an automation framework . Experience limited primarily to executing or adding scripts within a framework built by others is not sufficient. Strong senior-level manual QA capability, including requirements analysis, risk-based test design, negative testing, exploratory testing, defect analysis, regression strategy, and independent test judgment . Hands-on capability in both Playwright and Katalon is required: Strong proficiency in at least one of the two. Demonstrable working experience in the other. Ability to evaluate, review, maintain, and extend automation implemented using either tool. Working programming/scripting proficiency appropriate to automation work, such as TypeScript/JavaScript, Groovy/Java, or equivalent . Working knowledge of Git or equivalent source control and fundamentals of CI/CD integration for automated test execution. Experience with API testing and validation using Postman, Playwright/API capabilities, Katalon, or equivalent tools. Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, defect lifecycle, test levels, regression strategy, release readiness, and test evidence . Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and explain technical automation decisions in practical terms to non-automation stakeholders. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with Business Analysts, Developers, Project Managers, Business Users, Infrastructure/DevOps teams, and vendors .