Automation QA (Java) Learning Roadmap 2025

🎯 From beginner to job-ready — step by step

This Automation QA (Java) roadmap is your visual guide to mastering test automation using Java. Whether you’re just starting your automation journey or aiming to land a hands-on SDET role — this PDF shows you what to learn, in what order, and how to apply it in real-world QA projects.

✅ What You’ll Get

📌 A topic-by-topic Automation QA learning path
🧠 Beginner to Advanced progression — structured and easy to follow
⚙️ Covers the core skills needed for real-world automation roles:

• Java fundamentals: syntax, OOP, exceptions, collections, and test-driven logic
• Selenium WebDriver basics: locators, navigation, actions, waits, and browser control
• JUnit/TestNG: test structure, assertions, annotations, test suites
• API testing with RestAssured: GET/POST/PUT/DELETE requests, headers, payloads, and validations
• Page Object Model: structure, reuse, maintainability
• CI/CD basics: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, running tests on push/pull
• Git & GitHub: version control essentials for automation testers
• Handling test data, environment configs, and test reports
• BDD with Cucumber: feature files, step definitions, glue code
• Logging, debugging, and handling flaky tests
• End-to-end testing strategies for web, mobile, and APIs
• Interview prep: common Automation QA questions and scenario-based discussions
• Real project examples to apply and demonstrate your skills

📄 PDF format — ready to use on desktop, tablet, or mobile

🎯 Built to help you think like an SDET — and test like one too

💡 Why it works:

This roadmap gives you a step-by-step progression — from basic Java to real-world test automation. You’ll build the confidence to design, write, and maintain automated tests that mimic how top QA teams work in 2025.

Each section reflects what companies actually expect from Automation QA engineers.

💼 Perfect for:

• Aspiring Automation QA testers starting from scratch
• Manual testers transitioning into automation roles
• Bootcamp grads and CS students learning Java for testing
• Junior SDETs looking to structure their growth path
• Anyone preparing for interviews and automation challenges in tech companies

⚡ Automate smarter. Test faster. Grow with Java.
No fluff. No filler.
Just clear steps → real skills → job-ready automation confidence.

📥 Instant PDF download — start learning automation with Java today
🚀 Make 2025 the year you go from writing tests → to building test frameworks