Automation Test Engineer

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Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Updated: 07/16/2026

Role Definition
Your Impact Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
We are looking for a highly skilled Automation Test Engineer with 6–8 years of experience in software quality assurance and test automation. The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks, ensuring product quality through functional, regression, API, and end-to-end testing, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
The preference for this role is to be based out of Bangalore PSN Office
Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks. 
• Create and execute automated test scripts for web, API, and backend applications. 
• Analyse requirements and prepare test strategies, test plans, and test cases. 
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing. 
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines. 
• Identify, track, and verify defects using defect management tools. 
• Perform root cause analysis for test failures and production issues. 
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and business stakeholders. 
• Review automation code and ensure adherence to coding standards. 
• Mentor junior automation engineers and share best practices. 
• Provide test metrics, quality reports, and automation coverage updates.

Degree Requirement
•    Bachelor's or master’s in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
Highly Desirable / Nice-to-Have
Skill Descriptors
Automation Tools
•    Playwright (Preferred)
•    Selenium WebDriver (Nice to have)
•    BDD Cucumber
Programming Languages
•    TypeScript / JavaScript
•    Java or C#
•    SQL
API Testing
•    REST API Testing
•    Postman
•    REST Assured or equivalent frameworks
CI/CD & DevOps
•    Azure DevOps
•    Jenkins
•    GitHub Actions
•    Git
Testing Knowledge
•    Test Automation Framework Design
•    Agile/Scrum Methodologies
•    Regression and Smoke Testing
•    BDD/TDD Concepts
•    Regression and Smoke Testing
 

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