API Automation Engineer

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Senior API Automation Engineer

Location: Wilmington, DE/ New York NY (Onsite)

Duration: 12-Month Contract

Overview

Seeking a Senior API Automation Engineer with 5-10 years of experience in backend test automation. This is a hands-on role focused on API automation (90%) , requiring strong coding skills in Java or Python and experience building automation frameworks using Cucumber .

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain API automation frameworks and test suites.
• Create automated tests for REST APIs and backend services.
• Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Improve automation coverage and testing efficiency.
• Support CI/CD and Agile development practices.
• Participate in code reviews, testing strategy, and quality initiatives.

Required Skills

• 5-10 years of Automation/SDET experience.
• Strong coding skills in Java or Python .
• Extensive API Automation experience.
• Hands-on experience with Cucumber .
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, JSON, and backend testing.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred

• Experience with Bruno , Postman, Rest Assured, Jenkins, Git, or Maven.
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems.

Top Skills

Java, Selenium, Playwright, API Automation, Cucumber, JUnit, TestNG, Jenkins, Maven, Git, Agile, BDD/TDD.