QA Engineer / SDET (Web, API, Automation, AI/LLM Testing)

Project overview

Contract QA role for 4–8 years’ experience to test enterprise web applications across functional, integration, regression and system testing. The engineer will create test scenarios/cases/data, validate REST APIs and authentication flows, perform SQL-based data checks, and execute cross-browser/responsive UI testing.

The role also includes building/maintaining UI and API automation using Playwright/Cypress/Selenium (or similar), supporting SIT/UAT and release validation, defect management in Jira/Azure DevOps, and preferred exposure to AI/GenAI testing such as validating LLM responses, agent/tool-call workflows, and prompt interactions.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, integration, regression, and system testing for web applications.
• Create test scenarios, test cases, test data, and test execution plans.
• Test REST APIs, authentication flows, and backend services.
• Validate data integrity and business rules using SQL queries.
• Develop and maintain UI/API automation scripts using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar tools.
• Support SIT, UAT, and production release validation.
• Perform exploratory testing to identify usability and edge-case issues.
• Validate AI/LLM responses for accuracy, relevance, consistency, and grounding.
• Test AI workflows, agent actions, tool calls, and prompt-based interactions.
• Execute basic performance, accessibility, and security testing.
• Log, track, and verify defects using Jira/Azure DevOps.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and business stakeholders to ensure quality deliverables.

Requirements

• Manual testing for enterprise web applications (functional, integration, regression, system)
• Test design: test scenarios, test cases, test data, execution plans
• REST API testing (including authentication flows)
• API testing tools (Postman)
• SQL for data integrity/business rule validation
• Cross-browser and responsive UI testing
• UI/API automation using Playwright or Cypress or Selenium (or similar)
• Understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile, Scrum
• Test management and defect tracking tools (Jira and/or Azure DevOps)
• Defect logging, tracking, verification
• Analytical and problem-solving skills

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: India, IN