QA Engineer - Observability & API Testing (Datadog)
Ova Technologies
- United States
- United States
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QA Engineer - Observability & API Testing (Datadog)
Job Description (JD)
Role Summary
We are looking for a detail-oriented
QA Engineer - Observability & API Testing
to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of APIs, microservices, and monitoring pipelines. The role involves validating application behavior using observability tools like
Datadog , along with strong manual and API testing expertise.
Key Responsibilities Test
REST APIs
using Postman / Swagger and validate request-response payloads Perform
manual functional, regression, and integration testing Validate
logs, metrics, traces, and alerts
using Datadog Ensure correct monitoring, dashboards, and alert configurations Test system behavior during failures (latency, downtime, error spikes) Verify data flow across services and environments (Dev, QA, Staging) Collaborate with
DevOps and backend teams
to identify root causes Validate deployments and post-release monitoring Create and maintain
test cases, test scenarios, and defect reports Support
UAT and production monitoring validation Required Skills
8+ years of experience in
Manual / API Testing Strong understanding of
REST APIs, HTTP methods, status codes Hands-on experience with
Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI Experience working with
Datadog (logs, metrics, APM, dashboards) Good understanding of
microservices architecture Knowledge of
CI/CD pipelines and deployment flows Basic understanding of
DevOps, cloud, and monitoring concepts Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills Good to Have
Experience with
AWS / Azure monitoring Exposure to
Kubernetes / Docker Basic SQL for backend validation Experience in
production support or observability testing Ideal For Roles Like
Datadog QA Engineer Observability Tester API + Monitoring QA DevOps QA / SRE QA (Manual) If you want, I can also:
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Languages
- English
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