Role description
Lead API Test Engineer / Lead SDET – Java & API Testing
Experience
9–14 years of relevant experience in testing and automation
Location
Trivandrum
Job Summary
We are seeking a Lead API Test Engineer / Lead SDET with deep expertise in Java-based test automation and API testing across REST and GraphQL services. The role involves technical leadership, test strategy ownership, and hands-on automation, ensuring high-quality delivery of scalable, enterprise-grade systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own API testing strategy and test architecture across programs
- Lead and mentor a team of test engineers and SDETs
- Establish best practices, coding standards, and quality benchmarks
- Work closely with architects, product owners, and development teams to ensure testability
- Provide estimation, planning, and risk assessment from a quality perspective
- Design, develop, and maintain Java-based API automation frameworks
- Test and validate:
- RESTful APIs
- GraphQL APIs
- Perform manual and automated API testing using:
- Implement contract testing using Pact to ensure consumer‑provider compatibility
- Create and manage service virtualization and mocks using WireMock
- Validate complex service integrations and microservices interactions
- Build scalable and reusable automation components using:
- Java
- JUnit / TestNG
- Cucumber (BDD preferred)
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Ensure high code quality through reviews and test automation refactoring
- Champion shift‑left testing and continuous testing practices
- Strong ownership of Test Processes, STLC, and Quality Metrics
- Conduct test reviews, defect triage, and root cause analysis
- Drive continuous improvement in automation coverage and test effectiveness
- Ensure proper test reporting, traceability, and release sign‑off
Required Skills
- Strong proficiency in Java
- Extensive experience in API testing:
- RESTful APIs
- GraphQL APIs
- Hands-on expertise with:
- Postman
- Rest Assured
- Pact (contract testing)
- WireMock (service mocking/virtualization)
- Deep understanding of Test Frameworks and test automation design patterns
- Strong knowledge of QA best practices and test methodologies
- Experience testing microservices architectures
Skills
api testing,postman,rest assured,java,graphql,
About UST
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.
