Senior QA Engineer (Automation + Manual)

3 KUBED CONSULTING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Bengaluru, Karnataka, INFull-timeSeniorPosted Jun 12, 2026

SeleniumPlaywrightJMeterJavaJavaScriptAzureCI/CDBDD

Best fit for

This role is best for senior QA engineers or SDETs with hands-on experience in Selenium, Playwright, BDD (Cucumber / SpecFlow), Azure open to working from Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN.

Skills you need for this role

Detected from the job title, description, and tags.

Automation skills

Selenium — Still the most-asked browser automation framework in QA interviews and legacy suites.
Playwright — Modern cross-browser automation with auto-waits — increasingly the default at product companies.
BDD (Cucumber / SpecFlow) — Used when product + QA collaborate on executable specs.

CI/CD and DevOps

Azure — Common in enterprise / Microsoft-shop QA roles.

Programming languages

Java — Dominant language for enterprise QA + Selenium/RestAssured stacks.
JavaScript / TypeScript — Required for Playwright, Cypress, and modern front-end test tooling.

Domain & process

Performance testing (JMeter / k6 / LoadRunner) — Different discipline from functional QA — expect scenario and metrics questions.
Agile / Scrum — You'll be expected to describe how you fit QA into short iterations.
Test management (Jira / Zephyr / TestRail) — Process fluency — writing test cases, tracing coverage, and reporting defects.

Job description

Senior QA Engineer (Automation + Manual) Dear Candidate, Greetings from 3 Kubed Consulting India Pvt Ltd!! We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer for one of our prestigious clients for Bangalore location Hybrid work mode, with strong expertise in manual testing along with either UI automation or performance testing. The role involves active contributions to automation and/or performance testing, while continuing manual validation for exploratory, edge-case, and business-critical scenarios. The ideal candidate should be able to ensure end-to-end quality from both user and system performance perspectives JD:

Position NameSenior QA Engineer
Experience6+years (Software Testing with a balanced mix of Automation and Manual Testing)
Work Location Hybrid - Bangalore
Budget -`Max 13LPA
Lead Time - Immediate Requirement
Interview: 2/3 round virtual
Employment: On PMT FTE rolls of client ( no third party) Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks and scripts using Selenium, Playwright, or similar tools
Contribute to automation strategy, ensuring maximum coverage and reusability
Perform manual testing for new features, exploratory testing, and edge cases not suitable for automation
Analyze requirements and create test scenarios, test cases, and test data
Ensure regression coverage through automation, reducing manual effort over time
Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) for continuous testing
Execute test cycles, log defects, and drive defect closure with dev teams
Perform API validation and basic automation where applicable
Conduct performance testing using JMeter and provide insights
Participate in test planning, estimation, and reporting
Continuously identify opportunities to shift-left and improve quality processes Required Skills
Strong hands-on experience in UI Automation, with preference for Playwright expertise
Proficiency in Java and/or JavaScript
Solid experience in manual testing (functional, regression, exploratory,smoke)
Experience with Azure DevOps / CI-CD integration
Good understanding of test design techniques and defect lifecycle
Experience in performance testing using JMeter
Strong debugging and analytical skills
Experience in API automation/testing
Exposure to BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow, etc.)
Experience in test reporting dashboards / QA metrics
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices
Communication & Soft Skills
Strong communication skills with ability to articulate risks, defects, and quality insights
Ability to collaborate across Dev, Product, and QA teams
Ownership-driven mindset with focus on quality and delivery Please reply with 1. T.EXP 2. R.EXP 3. CCTC 4. ECTC 5. NP 6. UPDATED RESUME With regards, Naganarasimhan (hidden_email) For 3 Kubed Consulting India Pvt Ltd

Job highlights

•Role: Senior QA Engineer (Automation + Manual)
•Company: 3 KUBED CONSULTING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
•Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN
•Type: Full-time
•Experience: Senior
•Seniority: Senior
•Posted: Jun 12, 2026

Key skills: Selenium · Playwright · JMeter · Java · JavaScript · Azure · CI/CD · BDD

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Q1.Explain the Page Object Model and how you'd structure it in Selenium.
Q2.How do you handle dynamic waits without using Thread.sleep in Selenium?
Q3.How does Playwright's auto-waiting differ from Selenium's explicit waits?
Q4.Walk through how you'd parallelise Playwright tests in CI with sharding.
Q5.What's the trade-off between BDD and plain unit-style automation frameworks?

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