Kafka API Automation Tester

Incedo Inc. is a high-growth Digital, Data and AI Transformation Specialist firm headquartered in New Jersey. We are a long-term strategy execution partner for Fortune 500 enterprises, operating at the intersection of business and technology across Banking & Payments, Wealth Management, Telecom, Hi-Tech, and Life Sciences. We are building Incedo 4.0 - an AI-native, execution-focused, founder-led organization designed for scale, speed, and long-term impact. Incedo delivers ROI from AI @ Scale through the “Power of 3”: Deep domain expertise AI & Data capabilities Engineering & Operations excellence Role : Kafka API Automation Tester Location Dallas TX, Cleveland OH, Pittsburgh PA Skillset: Kafka Testing & Event-Driven Architecture API Testing – REST APIs & Microservices Test Automation using Java, Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Karate Framework, REST Assured Backend & Database Testing – Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, DB2 CI/CD & DevOps Tools – Jenkins, Maven, Git/GitHub/GitLab API Tools – Postman, Swagger, SoapUI Logging & Monitoring – Splunk JSON/XML Payload Validation Strong expertise in Angular UI and microservices, including Kafka, API testing and DB. Experience with Selenium-based test automation, Kafka messaging test automation, Cucumber/Karate Hands-on experience with accessibility testing Proven ability to create and maintain comprehensive test documentation Proficient in using Jira and Confluence for defect tracking and collaboration Solid understanding of performance testing concepts Strong ability to thoroughly analyse, understand business and technical requirements Key Responsibilities : Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for: o Angular UI components and workflows o RESTful microservices o Event-driven systems using Kafka o MongoDB data validation and integrity testing Develop end-to-end (E2E), integration, Functional, Regression, and Performance test suites Create automated validation for Kafka producers/consumers and asynchronous workflows Validate microservice contracts and API interactions, JSON/XML Payload Perform database testing including schema validation, data integrity, and performance checks in MongoDB Collaborate with developers in code reviews to promote testability and quality Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines Perform root cause analysis for defects and production issues Develop and maintain test documentation and quality metrics dashboards Create detailed, reproducible defect tickets including logs, screenshots, Kafka message payloads, and MongoDB query results Link test cases and automation coverage to JIRA stories and acceptance criteria Perform structured manual testing for new features, edge cases, and complex workflows not yet automated Identify automation opportunities from manual test execution and convert them into automated test coverage