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QA Automation Engineer

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Summary

Builds and maintains automated test suites for web apps using Playwright, JavaScript/TypeScript, and API testing tools, integrating with CI/CD pipelines.

This is a remote position.

We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer with strong experience in Playwright automation, API testing, integration testing, and excellent communication skills. The candidate should be able to build and maintain automation frameworks, validate end-to-end business workflows, and collaborate effectively with technical and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts usingPlaywright.
  • Build scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation frameworks.
  • Performfunctional, regression, smoke, end-to-end, integration, and API testing.
  • Automate web application test scenarios usingJavaScript or TypeScript.
  • Validate integration points between applications, services, APIs, and third-party systems.
  • Create and execute API test cases using tools such asPostman, Playwright API, REST Assured, or similar tools.
  • Verify request/response payloads, status codes, headers, authentication, error handling, and data validation.
  • Integrate automation scripts with CI/CD pipelines. .
  • Convert business requirements into clear test scenarios and automated test cases.
  • Log, track, and communicate defects clearly using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.

Required Skills

  • Strong experience inQA automation testing (5+ years).
  • Hands-on expertise withPlaywrightor similar tools.
  • Strong knowledge ofJavaScript or TypeScript.
  • Strong experience withAPI testingand RESTful services.
  • Good understanding ofintegration testingacross systems, services, and applications.
  • Experience with tools such asPostman, Swagger, REST Assured, or Playwright API testing.
  • Experience with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
  • Good understanding of Agile/Scrum, SDLC, and STLC.

Communication Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work closely with product owners, business analysts, developers, QA teams, and business users.
  • Strong ability to understand business processes, workflows, and system behavior.
  • Experience reviewing user stories, acceptance criteria, business rules, and requirement documents.
  • Ability to ask clarifying questions, identify gaps, and support requirement discussions.

Preferred Profile

The ideal candidate is a proactive QA automation resource who can take ownership of automation, API, and integration testing activities while ensuring that delivered functionality meets both technical requirements and business expectations.


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