Tata Consultancy Services

API Tester (Automation)

Tata Consultancy Services$80K — $90K *
Cary, NC 27513In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of QA/API Testing experience.
  • Hands-on experience with Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, and REST API testing.
  • API automation experience using Java + Rest Assured or Python-based frameworks.
  • Strong SQL skills for backend data validation.
  • Knowledge of JSON, XML, OAuth, JWT, and API security validation.
  • Familiarity with Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar CI/CD tools.
  • Experience with defect management tools such as Jira.

Responsibilities

  • Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing of RESTful APIs and microservices.
  • Design, develop, and execute API test cases using Postman, Swagger, and automation frameworks.
  • Validate request/response payloads, authentication mechanisms, status codes, error handling, and data integrity.
  • Execute backend testing using SQL against relational databases.
  • Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps, and Product teams during Agile/Scrum ceremonies.
  • Participate in test planning, defect tracking, root cause analysis, and release validation.
  • Develop and maintain automated API test suites within CI/CD pipelines.
Full Job Description
  • 5+ years of QA/API Testing experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, and REST API testing.
  • Experience in API automation using Java + Rest Assured or Python-based frameworks.
  • Strong SQL skills for backend data validation.
  • Experience with JSON, XML, OAuth, JWT, API security validation, and microservices architecture.
  • Familiarity with Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar CI/CD tools.
  • Experience with defect management tools such as Jira.

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing of RESTful APIs and microservices.
  • Design, develop, and execute API test cases using Postman, Swagger, and automation frameworks.
  • Validate request/response payloads, authentication mechanisms, status codes, error handling, and data integrity.
  • Execute backend testing using SQL against relational databases.
  • Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps, and Product teams during Agile/Scrum ceremonies.
  • Participate in test planning, defect tracking, root cause analysis, and release validation.
  • Develop and maintain automated API test suites within CI/CD pipelines.

    Salary: $80,000 - $90,000

About Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a subsidiary of Tata Group and operates in 149 locations across 46 countries. TCS is the largest Indian company by market capitalization and is ranked 11th on the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's biggest public companies. TCS is also the second-largest IT services company in the world by revenue and the largest employer of women in India. The company provides services in areas including IT, consulting, and business solutions.
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