Senior Test Automation Engineer

Summary

The Senior Test Automation Engineer will design and implement end-to-end automation strategies, including UI, API, and performance testing, integrated into CI/CD pipelines. The role requires proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python, along with expertise in tools like Selenium, Playwright, and cloud-based test environment management.

Responsibilities

Test Engineering & Automation

  • Own end‑to‑end automation strategy: UI, API, contract, component, and smoke/regression suites integrated into CI/CD.
  • Ensure maintainable frameworks, coding standards, and code reviews; champion modular page/object models, data builders, and parallelization.
  • Ability to define and achieve comprehensive test coverage across functional, non-functional, and automation layers to ensure quality and risk mitigation
  • Plan and execute performance, scalability, resilience, and security testing; collaborate with engineering on tuning and hardening.
  • Define SLO aligned test goals (latency, throughput, error rate) and bake checks into pipelines.

Requirements:

  • 5-8 years in QA/testing
  • Strong proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript or Python.
  • Hands on expertise with Selenium and Playwright and
  • Strong exposure to CI/CD integration.
  • API testing (Postman/REST Assured)
  • Strong grasp of Agile/Scrum, DevOps, and shift left practices (BDD/TDD, contract testing).
  • Solid knowledge of performance and security testing concepts and tools (JMeter/k6, OWASP ZAP).
  • Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration tools (e.g., Jenkins).
  • Experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and container orchestration (Kubernetes) for test environment management.
  • Solid understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
  • Self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and improvement.

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