Senior Test Engineer

(Senior QA Automation Engineer – TOSCA / qTest / Kafka &-Perl)

8 years of handson QA/testing experience

with strong background in: 

Test automation using TOSCA (advanced level) and Good experience in PERL.  Test management & execution using qTest  Testing Kafka streaming pipelines — validating topic data, message structure, event sequencing, offsets, and endtoend message flows  Unix/Linux/Solaris environments (running tests, verifying logs, analyzing system behavior)  Oracle database (SQL queries for validation, data setup, debugging) Strong understanding of the application technology stack, including:  Working knowledge of Shell / Perl scripting for test automation and log analysis  Familiarity with C/Pro*C application  Good understanding of backend batch flows, file movements, and intersystem integrations

Process & Methodology Skills:  Handson experience across the full SDLC and STLC, using Agile methodologies  Experience designing: o Functional test cases o Datadriven test sets o Regression test suites o Integration & systemlevel validation scenarios

DevOps & Tooling:  Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and integrating automated test suites into build pipelines  Familiarity with JIRA, Service Point, Confluence, and other Agile collaboration tools  Exposure to test execution on Linux/Solaris servers, reviewing logs, and validating job runs