QA Engineer at Experian

About the Role We are looking for a quality-driven Engineer Tester to join our engineering team. You will ensure the reliability, performance, and correctness of cloud-native services that process large volumes of data to deliver fast, accurate results. You will design and accomplish both functional and non-functional testing strategies, working with developers and product owners to understand the product and identify quality risks. This is an excellent opportunity for a testing professional who is passionate about automation, performance engineering, and building quality into every stage of the development lifecycle. What You'll Do • Design & Implement comprehensive test strategies covering functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing for microservices-based systems • Performance & Load Testing — design, and implement performance test suites using Gatling and Locust to validate system behavior under high-throughput, high-concurrency conditions • Automate — build automated test frameworks using Python and PyTest, ensuring high coverage and fast feedback loops • Understand the Product — learn functional domain knowledge to independently create meaningful, well-targeted test cases that go beyond surface-level validation • Non-Functional Testing — contribute to scalability, reliability, soak, and stress testing to ensure services meet production-grade Service level agreements • API Testing — validate RESTful APIs for correctness, error handling, data integrity, and contract compliance • Debug & Investigate — trace test failures across distributed services and cloud infrastructure; collaborate with developers on root cause analysis • Collaborate — work with developers, product owners, and teams to define acceptance criteria, identify edge cases, and shift quality left • CI/CD Integration — integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines for quality validation • Report & Communicate — produce clear test reports, defect analyses, and quality metrics; flag risks early and advocate for quality across the team • Document — maintain test plans, test cases, and testing documentation to ensure traceability and knowledge sharing • Reporting - You will report to an Engineering Manager.