Job#: 3055795 Job Description: Backend API Automation Test Engineer
Onsite as needed in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth or Houston
Direct hire salaried role
Position Overview
We are seeking a
Backend API Automation Test Engineer to help mature and expand our automation capabilities across APIs and microservicess. This is a net-new role focused on building scalable automation frameworks, improving backend test coverage, and enabling continuous quality across modern distributed systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for APIs, backend services, and microservices.
- Build and execute automated functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end API test suites.
- Validate business logic, data integrity, service contracts, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC.
- Perform backend and database validation using SQL.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing initiatives.
- Identify automation gaps and drive improvements in tools, frameworks, and testing processes.
- Support Open Banking initiatives through secure API and third-party integration testing.
- Participate in defect triage, root cause analysis, and release readiness activities.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Software Quality Engineering, SDET, or Automation Testing roles.
- Strong hands-on experience testing and automating REST APIs and backend services.
- Expertise in automation development using Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar programming languages.
- Experience with API automation tools and frameworks such as:
- REST Assured
- Postman
- Karate
- ReadyAPI / SoapUI
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
- Experience validating JSON, XML, API contracts, and schema compliance.
- Strong SQL skills with experience performing backend and database validation.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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