API Automation Tester

In this role you will design, develop and maintain automated API tests for RESTful and SOAP services using Rest Assured and Java. You will build reusable test frameworks and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve automation coverage and reliability. The position focuses on validating APIs, backend data with SQL, and security aspects across upstream and downstream systems in a financial services context. This hybrid role combines hands-on testing with framework stewardship to drive quality and efficiency.

• Design, develop, execute and maintain API test cases for RESTful and SOAP services using Rest Assured (Java).
• Build and maintain API automation frameworks supporting functional, integration and regression testing.
• Develop reusable, data-driven automated test scripts using Java.
• Validate API responses, including JSON/XML schemas, status codes, headers, and payloads.
• Perform backend data validation using SQL queries.
• Execute end-to-end API testing across upstream and downstream systems.
• Integrate automated API tests into GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct API security testing, including OAuth/JWT authentication and authorization, and negative testing.
• Collaborate with developers, architects and product teams to identify defects and troubleshoot issues.
• Improve automation coverage, framework stability and testing efficiency.

• Strong hands-on API automation with Rest Assured (Java).
• Experience testing RESTful and SOAP APIs.
• Proficient Java programming and building API automation frameworks.
• Experience in functional, integration and regression API testing.
• Knowledge of JSON, XML, HTTP protocols and API response validation.
• SQL experience for backend validation.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD and automated test execution.
• Understanding of API security, authentication and authorization.
• Strong analytical, debugging and problem-solving skills.

• collaboration
• problem-solving
• communication
• Rest Assured
• Java
• API automation framework development