About the role

Job Description – Automation Test Engineer (Karate Framework / Kafka)

Job Title

Automation Test Engineer – Karate Framework (Kafka)

Location

Hyderabad

Experience Required

5–8 Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Automation Test Engineer with strong expertise in the Karate Framework and Kafka-based message testing. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in validating event-driven and distributed systems, ensuring data accuracy and integrity across Kafka pipelines, and working with both relational and NoSQL databases. This role involves designing and executing robust automation test strategies for APIs, messaging systems, and backend data validation. The candidate should be comfortable collaborating with development, DevOps, QA, and product teams in an Agile delivery environment and should possess strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using the Karate Framework for API and message-based testing.
Create and execute test plans, test scenarios, and test cases to validate Kafka-based event- driven workflows.
Validate message production, consumption, and processing across Kafka topics and partitions.
Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and consistency of data flowing through Kafka pipelines.
Perform message validation involving JSON, Avro, and Kafka payloads, including serialization and deserialization checks.
Work extensively on Kafka client configuration, topic-level validations, and troubleshooting issues related to producers, consumers, and partitions.
Validate data across upstream and downstream systems to ensure correct mapping and transformation logic.
Write and execute SQL queries in Oracle and perform data validation in MongoDB based on business and mapping requirements.
Collaborate with developers and business stakeholders to understand system flows, event contracts, and expected outputs.
Participate in test strategy discussions, defect triage, root cause analysis, and quality improvement initiatives.
Integrate automation tests within CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and faster release cycles.
Use tools such as Postman, Git, and defect/test management tools for test execution, version control, and collaboration.
Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.

Required Technical Skills

Must-Have Skills

Strong hands-on experience in Automation Testing
Expertise in Karate Framework
Strong working knowledge of Apache Kafka
Experience in message/event-driven architecture testing
Hands-on experience in testing Kafka messages using:

JSON
Avro
Kafka event payloads

Strong understanding of Kafka concepts such as:

Topics
Partitions
Producers
Consumers
Offsets
Kafka security basics

Experience in Kafka client configuration and troubleshooting Kafka-related issues
Hands-on experience with Oracle Database
Hands-on experience with MongoDB
Ability to write SQL queries and validate data based on mapping logic
Strong understanding of data validation, data reconciliation, and message flow verification
Experience with API testing and tools like Postman
Working knowledge of Git
Exposure to Continuous Integration / Continuous Testing

Preferred Skills

Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
Familiarity with:

Jira
Confluence
Xray

Good understanding of test management, defect tracking, and test documentation
Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional team setup

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Relevant experience of 5 to 8 years in QA Automation / Backend / Message Testing