General Accountabilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks and suites for APIs,
  microservices and backend systems, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Create and execute comprehensive test plans for System Integration Testing (SIT), validating
  data integrity, business logic, and end-to-end workflows across multiple applications and
  databases.
• Collaborate with software architects, backend developers, and DevOps engineers to understand
  system design, data models, and integration points for targeted testing.
• Analyse system requirements and technical specifications (e.g., API contracts, Swagger/OpenAPI
  docs, architectural diagrams) to identify integration risks and define test scope.
• Perform root cause analysis of complex defects, utilizing logging, monitoring tools, and the database
  queries to isolate issues within the system architecture.
• Champion a "shift-left" testing approach by advocating for and contributing to unit testing, code
  reviews, and the definition of testable acceptance criteria.
• Monitor test execution, analyze results, and provide detailed technical reports on system health.
  coverage, and quality metrics to stakeholders.
• Contribute to the evolution of QA tools, infrastructure, and processes to enhance testing
  efficiency, coverage, and technical depth.

Job Specific Accountabilities:

API & Web Services Testing:

• Develop automated scripts to validate RESTful and SOAP APIs for functionality,
  performance, security, and compliance with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
• Test authentication/authorization mechanisms (OAuth, JWT, API keys) and negative
  scenarios (error handling, rate limiting, payload validation).
• Validate complex request/response payloads, including JSON/XML schemas, status codes,
  and headers.
• Mock external API dependencies for isolated testing using tools like WireMock or
  Mountebank.

System Integration Testing (SIT):

• Design end-to-end integration test scenarios that span multiple applications, databases,
  message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and third-party services.
• Validate data transformation and consistency as it flows through different system layers (UI2→ API → Service → Database → External System).
• Test batch processes, ETL jobs, and scheduled tasks for accuracy and reliability.
• Set up and manage complex test data states across integrated environments.

Backend & Database Testing:

• Write complex SQL queries to validate data integrity, stored procedures, and 
  business logic at the database level.
• Test the interaction between application code and databases, including ORM-generated
  queries.
• Validate data migrations and schema changes.

Test Automation & Framework Development:

• Build and maintain scalable, reusable API automation frameworks using tools like HttpClient
  (.NET), Pytest (Python), or Supertest (Node.js).
• Integrate API tests with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) for execution on
  Every build.
• Implement and manage test data factories and state management for integration tests.

Performance & Reliability Testing Support:

• Collaborate with performance engineers to create and execute basic load and stress tests
  on API endpoints using tools like JMeter, K6, or Gatling.
• Conduct soak tests and validate system behavior under sustained loads.