Job Description
Automation Tester API (C# | SpecFlow | GCP Cloud)
Experience Range: 6-12 Years
Location: PAN India (Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Kochi, Pune, Mumbai, Mangalore, Noida, Gurgaon)
Notice Period: 0-30 Days
Role Summary
Looking for a hands-on API Automation specialist with deep expertise in designing and scaling automation frameworks using C# + SpecFlow within cloud-native GCP environments.
This is not a scripting-only role - we need someone capable of framework architecture, CI/CD integration, and cloud validation strategies.
Mandatory Technical Stack
- Strong experience in API Automation using C# (.NET Core preferred)
- Extensive hands-on work with SpecFlow (BDD implementation)
- REST API automation (token-based auth, OAuth, JWT, schema validation)
- Automation framework design from scratch
- Experience validating APIs deployed on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- CI/CD integration (pipeline-triggered automation)
- Test data management strategies
- Git-based branching and versioning strategy
- SQL-based backend validation
Expected Competencies
- Understanding of microservices & event-driven architecture
- Cloud-native testing strategies
- Ability to debug API failures using logs and cloud monitoring
- Experience working in distributed Agile teams
Not Looking For
- Manual testers transitioning to automation
- UI-only automation profiles
- Profiles without real-time API framework development experience
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & Consulting
Functional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QA
Role Category: Quality Assurance and Testing
Role: Automation Test Engineer
Employement Type: Full time
Contact Details:
Company: Cognizant
Location(s): Kolkata
Keyskills:
C#
containerization
Api Automation
Specflow
GCP