Naukri resume headline for QA / Test Automation Engineer: examples that get found
By Nitin Panwar, former AVP of GenAI at Naukri.com · Updated 3 November 2026
A strong Naukri headline for QA / Test Automation Engineer roles names the market title, your years of experience and the 3–4 skills recruiters search for. For example: "SDET | 7 yrs | Playwright, Rest Assured, CI/CD, Java | Framework design".
How recruiters search for QA / Test Automation Engineer profiles
Testing searches now mostly mean automation: "Selenium", "Java", "API testing", "Playwright". A headline that says "Manual Tester" keeps you in a shrinking search even if you automate.
Words recruiters commonly type for this role:
- QA Engineer
- Automation Tester
- Selenium
- SDET
- API Testing
- Playwright
- Cypress
- Rest Assured
Headline examples by experience
Fresher / 0–2 yrs
QA Engineer | Manual & Automation, Selenium, Java | 1 yr | ISTQB
2–5 yrs
Automation Test Engineer | 4 yrs | Selenium, Java, TestNG, API Testing
5–8 yrs
SDET | 7 yrs | Playwright, Rest Assured, CI/CD, Java | Framework design
Lead
QA Automation Lead | 10 yrs | Test Strategy, Selenium, CI/CD | Team of 8
Change the skills and proof point to your own; recruiters check the profile behind the headline. Check yours free.
Key skills to list for QA / Test Automation Engineer
Pick the ones you really use and that appear in the jobs you want, most important first: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Java, Python, TestNG, Rest Assured, API Testing, Postman, CI/CD, JIRA, Test Strategy.
Mistakes that hide QA / Test Automation Engineer profiles
- Leading with "Manual Testing" when you also automate.
- Naming the tool but not the language. Many searches pair Selenium with Java or Python.
- Omitting API testing; it's a frequent must-have.
Questions people ask
- Is SDET a better title than QA Engineer?
- If you write test frameworks and code, SDET searches pay better and fit; otherwise "Automation Test Engineer".
- How do I know if my headline is working?
- Look at your Naukri NVites and "took action on your profile" emails. If most invites are for the role you want, it's working; if they're for other roles, your headline and skills match the wrong searches.