Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is hiring an experienced SDET / Automation Testing professional with strong Apache Kafka expertise for a client opportunity in Hyderabad. The position is designed for professionals with 8โ10 years of experience who can work across automation frameworks, API testing, event-driven applications, backend validation and Kafka-based systems.
๐ Job Details
Company: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Client: TCS Client Opportunity
Role: SDET โ Automation Testing / Kafka
Experience: 8โ10 Years
Location: Hyderabad Only
Employment Type: Contract to Hire (C2H)
Compensation: Good hike on current CTC
Primary Skills: SDET, Automation Testing, Apache Kafka, API Testing
Automation: Selenium, REST Assured, Postman
Programming: Java / Python / JavaScript
DevOps: Jenkins, Git, CI/CD
Database: SQL
Domain: Event-driven / Microservices / Cloud applications
๐ข About TCS
Tata Consultancy Services is a global IT services, consulting and business-solutions organization and a part of the Tata Group. TCS was established in 1968 and is headquartered in Mumbai. As of June 30, 2026, TCS reported 593,798 professionals, with a global presence spanning 50 countries.
TCS works across technology areas including cloud, AI, cybersecurity, data, enterprise applications and engineering. For experienced testing professionals, this scale can provide exposure to large enterprise applications, distributed systems and complex client environments.
๐ป Role & Key Responsibilities
โข Design, develop and maintain robust automation frameworks.
โข Create automated test scripts for web applications, APIs and backend systems.
โข Execute functional, regression, integration and end-to-end testing.
โข Validate Kafka-based workflows, event streams and message integrity.
โข Work with Kafka topics, partitions, producers, consumers, offsets and consumer groups.
โข Validate data across event-driven applications and backend systems.
โข Perform API testing and backend validation using tools such as REST Assured and Postman.
โข Analyze logs and troubleshoot defects across distributed systems.
โข Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines.
โข Collaborate with developers, business analysts and other QA professionals.
โข Improve automation coverage, framework stability and overall testing efficiency.
๐ Why This Role Is Valuable for Experienced SDETs
This position combines traditional test automation with Kafka and event-driven application testing, making it relevant for senior QA professionals who want deeper backend and distributed-system exposure.
The Kafka requirement is particularly important. Instead of testing only UI workflows, candidates will work with producers, consumers, topics, partitions, offsets and message flows. This creates opportunities to demonstrate expertise in validating asynchronous systems and data consistency.
๐ง Skills Required
โข 8โ10 years of software testing/SDET experience
โข Strong automation-framework development experience
โข Java, Python or JavaScript
โข Selenium WebDriver
โข REST Assured and API automation
โข Postman
โข Apache Kafka fundamentals and hands-on testing
โข Kafka producers, consumers, topics and partitions
โข Consumer groups and offsets
โข Event-driven architecture
โข SQL and backend data validation
โข Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines
โข Git and version-control workflows
โข Functional, regression, integration and E2E testing
โข Microservices testing
โข Log analysis and defect troubleshooting
โข Agile/Scrum methodologies
โข Cloud application testing
๐ฏ Expected TCS Interview Rounds
Round 1 โ Recruiter Screening: Experience, Hyderabad availability, C2H preference, notice period, current CTC and expected compensation.
Round 2 โ Technical SDET Interview: Java/Python/JavaScript, Selenium, API automation, framework architecture, SQL and testing fundamentals.
Round 3 โ Kafka/Backend Technical Discussion: Topics, partitions, offsets, consumer groups, producers/consumers, message validation and event-driven architecture.
Round 4 โ Managerial/Client Discussion: Project ownership, debugging scenarios, automation strategy, Agile collaboration and production-quality issues.
Round 5 โ HR/Final Discussion: Compensation, employment model, joining timeline, documentation and other formalities.
๐ฐ Expected Salary Range
The supplied hiring poster does not provide a fixed salary; it states โGood hike on current CTC.โ External salary submissions show substantial variation. Recent TCS Hyderabad SDET submissions include โน13 lakh for one 2026 submission, โน25 lakh for a 7โ9-year SDET submission, and โน14 lakh for a 10โ14-year SDET submission.
Based on these reported figures, โน14โ25+ LPA can be considered an indicative reference for specialized SDET profiles in this experience bracket, but this is not an official TCS salary range and the actual C2H compensation can vary based on current CTC, client, skills and contract terms.
๐ Preparation Tips
โข Master Kafka: Be able to explain topics, partitions, brokers, producers, consumers, offsets and consumer groups with a real project example.
โข Practice message validation: Prepare scenarios for validating message schema, ordering, duplication, missing events and data integrity.
โข Connect Kafka with automation: Explain how you would automate an API โ Kafka producer โ consumer โ database validation flow.
โข Revise REST Assured: Practice authentication, request/response validation, JSON parsing, schema validation and parameterization.
โข Know framework design: Be ready to explain Page Object Model, reusable utilities, configuration management, reporting and parallel execution.
โข Prepare SQL: Practice joins, aggregation and queries used to compare API/Kafka/database data.
โข Study CI/CD: Explain how Jenkins triggers automation, publishes reports and handles failures.
โข Revise microservices testing: Prepare service-to-service communication, asynchronous processing, logs and failure-handling scenarios.
๐ Resume Tips
Make SDET + Automation + Kafka the central theme of your resume. Do not hide Kafka under a long miscellaneous-skills section.
Your experience bullets should demonstrate measurable impact, such as automation coverage, regression-time reduction, framework improvements, API coverage or production-defect prevention.
Include keywords such as Apache Kafka, Event-Driven Architecture, Selenium, REST Assured, API Automation, Java, SQL, Jenkins, CI/CD, Microservices, E2E Testing and Backend Validation where they genuinely match your experience.
๐ How to Apply
Interested candidates can DM toย Vinay Varma Kagitaย and share updated resume if their experience matches the job requirements.
Interested candidates should follow the application instructions associated with the shared TCS/client hiring opportunity and submit an updated resume highlighting 8โ10 years of relevant SDET, automation and Kafka experience. TCS states that current openings are listed through its Careers Portal and applications can be submitted through the relevant job posting/iBegin process.
Candidates should also verify recruitment communication carefully. TCS states that it does not charge candidates any recruitment fee.
๐ Final Thoughts
This TCS Hyderabad opportunity combines SDET automation, Apache Kafka, API testing, backend validation, CI/CD and microservices, making it a technically broad role for professionals in the 8โ10 year experience range. Candidates should focus their preparation particularly on Kafka message-flow validation, automation-framework architecture and distributed-system testing rather than preparing only conventional Selenium questions. ๐
