Sr Software Quality Engineer

Powering the agentic revolution in travel. Sabre is an AI-native technology leader, backed by one of the world’s largest travel data clouds. Built on an open, modular, cloud-native architecture, Sabre serves as the backbone for both established leaders and bold, new disruptors, guiding them to the next age of travel retailing through intelligent, connected, and personalized experiences. With AI at its core and operating at unparalleled scale, Sabre transforms insights into innovation, empowering airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel worldwide. Role Overview- As a Senior QA Engineer, you will serve as a technical linchpin across three critical quality domains: Tools & Frameworks, Regression, and System Integration Testing (SIT). Operating at the heart of our travel technology ecosystem , you will partner closely with Development, Product, and QA leadership to design robust automation architectures, streamline regression cycles, and validate complex microservice integrations. This role requires a strategic thinker who can balance hands-on technical execution with cross-team mentorship to elevate our Quality Engineering practices. Key responsibilities- 1. Automation & Framework Development Architect & Enhance: Contribute to the design and development of our Java/Cucumber test automation frameworks. Scalability and reusability: Implement reusable components and libraries to ensure the framework can handle complex, large-scale travel technology workflows. Code Quality: Participate in peer code reviews to maintain high standards for automation scripts and framework code. 2.Regression Excellence Strategy: Own the regression lifecycle for high-availability Sabre applications. Optimization: Continuously evaluate the regression suite to remove redundancies and improve execution speed (Shift-Left approach). Defect Management: Perform deep-dive root cause analysis (RCA) on regression failures to distinguish distinguishing between environment instability, framework limitations, and genuine application defects. 3.System Integration Testing (SIT) End-to-End Validation: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Dev and Product) to validate complex integrations between Sabre microservices and third-party APIs. Data Strategy: Manage and mock test data required for integrated environment testing. 4. Leadership & Mentorship Guidance: Provide technical mentorship to junior QA engineers on automation best practices. Innovation: Stay abreast of industry trends (AI in testing, Contract Testing, etc.) and propose POCs to improve QACoE efficiency. Cross-Team Alignment: Act as a bridge between teams ensuring a unified and cohesive quality strategy. Quality Metrics: Define and track key quality metrics (coverage, defect leakage, pass rates) to provide actionable insights to leadership. Requirement Strong proficiency in Java (OOPs concepts) and Cucumber (BDD). Experience with Selenium WebDriver/ Playwright, RestAssured, and Maven/Gradle. Hands-on experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to accelerate test script authoring, refactor code, and optimize Gherkin scenario generation. Hands-on experience testing REST and SOAP APIs Experience integrating automated suites into CI pipelines. Solid SQL skills for data validation and backend testing.  Preferred Experience Travel Domain: Prior experience with GDS (Global Distribution Systems) or airline/hospitality technology is highly advantageous. Good understanding of airline, hospitality, or Global Distribution System (GDS) workflows. Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. We will give careful consideration to your application and review your details against the position criteria. You will receive separate notification as your application progresses. Please note that only candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role will proceed in the selection process. #LI-Hybrid#LI-NG1