QA Engineer - Automation

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Department: Weekday's Client via platform

Workplace: on_site

Employment Type: full

Description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 3+ years

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
JobType: full-time

Requirements

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for web and API testing.
• Perform manual testing, including test case design, execution, and defect reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and create comprehensive test strategies.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to automation best practices.
• Identify opportunities for test automation and improve overall QA efficiency.
• Investigate and debug test failures in collaboration with developers.
• Analyze test results and communicate findings with actionable recommendations.
• Support and mentor junior team members on automation and testing best practices.
• Continuously improve testing processes, tools, frameworks, and test coverage.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in software testing and automation.
• Strong experience in web, mobile, and API testing.
• Proficiency in JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium and Playwright.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and QA best practices.
• Experience with manual testing, including test design and execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modern test automation tools and frameworks beyond Selenium/Playwright.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Experience with test management, bug tracking, and version control systems.
• Exposure to performance testing or security testing.

Must-have skills

Automation testing, Javascript, playwright

Good-to-have skills

Selenium, API Testing, CI/CD