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 Data driven test sets
o Regression test suites
o Integration & system level validation scenarios

Dev Ops & 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