Job Description
API Automation Test Lead
We are looking for an experienced API Automation Test Lead with strong expertise in REST API testing, automation, and database validation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Karate or REST Assured and a solid understanding of modern QA automation practices.
Key Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in REST API automation testing
- Strong hands-on experience with Karate or REST Assured
- 3+ years of database testing experience with SQL
- Strong knowledge of Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, JSON, and XML
- Experience with API authentication, including OAuth2 and JWT
- Experience with Jenkins, Git, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
- Familiarity with JMeter and performance testing
- Experience with Maven/Gradle, JUnit/TestNG, and Cucumber/BDD
- Understanding of Swagger/OpenAPI and API contract testing
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum and CI/CD environments
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and leadership skills
- Ability to mentor junior QA engineers and collaborate with development teams
Nice to Have
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Exposure to MongoDB, Cassandra, or Redis
- Familiarity with WireMock or MockServer
- Knowledge of API security testing/OWASP concepts
- Experience in financial services, payments, or other regulated environments
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field preferred
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Columbus, OH |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Salary | $40–$45 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.apolisrises.com/ |
Benefits
Paid Sick Days, Employee Referral Program, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans
About Company
Since 1996, RJT has provided successful SAP, Oracle, and IT consulting solutions and staffing services to clients around the world. The new Apolis brings you the same personalized service fortified with a greater array of IT solutions, global expertise, and cost-management strategies.
We are a global IT consultancy that seamlessly integrates experts and leading-edge solutions into your organization so you can focus on what really matters.
Skills
- Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Apache Cassandraunmatched
- Apache JMeterunmatched
- Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
- Authenticationunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Computer Scienceunmatched
- Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
- Continuous Integrationunmatched
- Financial Servicesunmatched
- GCP (Good Clinical Practices)unmatched
- Gitunmatched
- GitHubunmatched
- Gradleunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
- JSONunmatched
- JUnitunmatched
- Javaunmatched
- JavaScriptunmatched
- Jenkinsunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Mavenunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
- MongoDBunmatched
- OAuthunmatched
- Performance Testingunmatched
- Quality Assuranceunmatched
- Quality Assurance Methodologyunmatched
- REST (Representational State Transfer)unmatched
- Redisunmatched
- SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
- SWAGGER OASunmatched
- Scrum Project Management and Software Developmentunmatched
- Test Automationunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- XML (EXtensible Markup Language)unmatched
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