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QA Automation and Functional Engineer

Provide fast, reliable evidence that Pulse features work correctly across APIs, web browsers and mobile devices. Design tests from business risks, automate repeatable critical paths, explore edge cases and help teams prevent defects before release.

Quality Engineering India - Kochi preferred / hybrid 3-6 years in software testing and automation Full-time

The facts before you apply

DepartmentQuality Engineering
Reports ToQA / Test Lead
Experience3-6 years in software testing and automation
EmploymentFull-time
LocationIndia - Kochi preferred / hybrid
Direct ReportsNone

What you'll do and what you'll bring

Key Responsibilities

  • Review requirements and identify positive, negative, boundary and permission scenarios
  • Create and execute API, web, mobile and integration tests
  • Build maintainable automation using approved frameworks
  • Prepare test data and validate database, files, notifications and audit results
  • Run device/browser regression and investigate failures
  • Log reproducible defects with evidence and verify fixes
  • Contribute to performance, security and recovery testing
  • Maintain automated suites in CI and eliminate flaky tests

Essential Qualifications & Skills

  • Strong functional test design and exploratory testing
  • API automation with REST Assured/Postman or equivalent
  • Web automation with Playwright/Selenium
  • Mobile automation or structured device testing
  • SQL/data validation and log analysis
  • Git, CI and defect-management practices

Expected outcomes

  • Automate priority critical paths
  • Maintain stable CI regression feedback
  • Complete supported browser/device coverage
  • Reduce recurring defect patterns through early reviews
  • Support pilot and production verification

Success measures

  • Defects found before release
  • Automation stability
  • Critical-path coverage
  • Defect quality and turnaround

Preferred qualifications and behavioural fit

Preferred Qualifications

Appium JMeter/k6/Gatling Security-test awareness E-commerce/logistics domain

Behavioural Competencies

Curiosity Precision Constructive challenge Persistence in root-cause analysis

What to expect if you join

The role works in a cross-functional, documentation-first and architecture-led product environment. Candidates must be comfortable with hands-on ownership, transparent decisions, code/design review, automated quality controls and production accountability. The six-month MVP excludes unnecessary microservices, Kubernetes, speculative AI and other scope not approved through product governance.

Application evidence: CV, role-relevant portfolio or work sample where applicable, and concise examples showing personal contribution and measurable outcomes. Final compensation, work arrangement and joining date will be confirmed during the recruitment process. DataArtha Solutions is committed to fair, respectful and merit-based selection.

Apply for QA Automation and Functional Engineer

If this role matches your experience, send your resume and a short note to careers@dataartha.in. We review every application and reach out if there's a good match for your profile.