Technical Test Lead – Microservices & API Management

Technical Test Lead – Microservices & API Management

Location: Austin, TX

Experience: 6–10 Years

Role Type: Individual Contributor

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilledTechnical Test Lead with strong expertise in automation testing across microservices and API management. The ideal candidate will be responsible fordesigning, developing, and maintaining automation frameworks, ensuring high-quality delivery across applications and services. This role requires a hands-on technologist capable of independently driving automation initiatives and maintaining long-term framework sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain robusttest automation frameworks for UI, API, and mobile applications.
• Performend-to-end testing for microservices and APIs, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Lead test planning, execution, and reporting for multiple projects.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and business analysts to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Integrate automated tests intoCI/CD pipelines for continuous validation.
• Troubleshoot automation issues and enhance framework efficiency.
• Ensure test deliverables meet quality and schedule expectations.

Technical Skills (Must-Haves):

Skill

Required Experience

Description

Selenium & Playwright

Minimum 2 years

UI automation for web applications.

RestAssured / Karate Framework & API Microservices Testing

Minimum 2 years

API-level automation for RESTful services.

Appium

Minimum 2 years

Mobile automation testing for Android and iOS.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience withCI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity withAPI Management platforms (Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway).
• Understanding ofperformance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling).
• Strong coding proficiency inJava or JavaScript.
• Exposure tocloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).