Deloitte—Manager | Test Automation | Chennai | Engineering | Quality Engineering

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Description: Manager | Test Automation | Chennai | Engineering | Quality Engineering • Job requisition ID : 111312 • Location: Chennai • Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP The Team Deloitte’s Technology & Transformation: EAD: Engineering practice can help you uncover and unlock the value buried deep inside vast amounts of data. Our global network provides strategic guidance and implementation services to help companies manage data from disparate sources and convert it into accurate, actionable information that can support fact-driven decision-making and generate an insight-driven advantage. Our practice addresses the continuum of opportunities in business intelligence & visualization, data management, performance management and next-generation analytics and technologies, including big data, cloud, cognitive and machine learning. Your work profile: - We are seeking a Senior SDET with 6+ years of experience, strong expertise in Java-based API automation, API development fundamentals, and hands-on testing of microservices in retail banking environments. - Design, develop, and maintain API and microservices automation frameworks using Java. - Test Java-based APIs, microservices, core banking services, payment flows, and backend systems. - Validate end‑to‑end service interactions, system integrations, and customer journeys. - Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions). - Lead root cause analysis (RCA), participate in defect triage, and enhance overall quality governance. - Collaborate with backend, payments, cloud, and product teams to ensure high‑quality releases. - Contribute to and review Test Strategy, Test Planning, and Test Management activities. Key skills required: - Candidate must undergo Spartan test in the office, and then be cleared for Karat Assessment - 6+ years of SDET / QA Automation experience. - Strong programming skills in Java (mandatory). - Hands-on experience with API automation using: - REST Assured - Postman/Newman - Karate (optional but preferred) - Experience in testing Java-based APIs and microservices. - Strong understanding of: - Service contracts - Mocking/stubbing - JSON/XML validation - API schema validation - Integration testing patterns - Solid exposure to Retail Banking processes: accounts, cards, payments, onboarding, transactions. - CI/CD experience with Jenkins, Git, Maven/Gradle. - Strong experience with Linux, log analysis, and debugging backend flows. - Knowledge of API development fundamentals (endpoints, status codes, payload structures, auth). Good to Have - Experience contributing to Test Strategy, planning, reporting, and Test Management. - Familiarity with banking regulatory flows & compliance-driven testing. - Basic understanding of Docker/Kubernetes and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). - BDD frameworks (Cucumber), reporting tools (Allure, Extent). - Understanding of API security (OAuth2, JWT, headers, cert-based auth). Qualifications: - The candidate should have an educational background of BE / BTech