Job Description

Position Title : Selenium API Automation Lead

Location : Newark, NJ/ Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

Experience : 8+ Years

Employee Type : Full Time with Benefits

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Selenium + API Automation Lead to spearhead enterprise-level automation initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Java , RestAssured , Selenium , and CI/CD integration , with a strong understanding of microservices , API security , and framework development from scratch . You will play a pivotal role in defining automation strategies, building scalable frameworks, and mentoring teams across the organization.

Must Have Skills

• Core Java Programming
• Selenium ( Xpath)
• API Automation
• DB Skills (Join statements)

Key Responsibilities

API Automation

• Architect and implement enterprise-grade API automation frameworks.
• Define and execute API test strategies for microservices-based architectures.
• Integrate API automation into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
• Conduct distributed API automation across multiple environments.
• Perform API reliability, chaos engineering, and resilience testing.
• Evaluate and implement AI-driven test automation solutions.
• Establish governance models and best practices for API automation.
• Drive test data management strategies for API testing.
• Mentor teams on API testing and automation frameworks.

UI Automation

• Architect and optimize scalable UI automation frameworks using Selenium.
• Define and enforce test automation best practices and governance.
• Enhance existing frameworks for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Drive shift-left testing by embedding automation into DevOps pipelines.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging tools and trends in UI automation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align automation goals.
• Guide and mentor automation engineers across experience levels.

Qualifications

• Must have strong expertise in designing and developing automation frameworks from scratch.
• Must have excellent coding skills in Java and Selenium.
• Must be able to write and implement robust solutions for complex problem statements.
• Strong proficiency in Java with architecture-level design capabilities.
• Expert-level experience with RestAssured and advanced API framework design.
• Hands-on experience with API Gateway and API Security Testing (OAuth, JWT, HMAC, OWASP Top 10).
• Proven experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to design self-healing, scalable API test frameworks.
• Expertise in Selenium WebDriver, BDD, and TestNG frameworks.
• Deep understanding of cloud-based automation execution and distributed testing.
• Experience in code reviews, debugging, and refactoring automation scripts.
• Strong skills in cross-browser testing, parallel execution, and performance optimization.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI/ML-based test automation tools.
• Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
• Exposure to performance testing tools and techniques.

Disclaimer

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.

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