Staff Engineer, QA Automation (Playwright)

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REQUIREMENTS

• Total Experience: 6+ years in software testing, with strong exposure to automation.
• Strong experience in automating test cases for web applications using Playwright with JavaScript.
• Strong in SQL and API Testing.
• Expertise in Cucumber, SpecFlow, and Playwright frameworks.
• Hands-on experience in UI automation, test data management, and defect management using tools like JIRA.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and experience working in Agile projects.
• Proven ability to design, optimize, and maintain test automation frameworks.
• Strong coding skills in JavaScript (knowledge of Java, C#, Python, or VBScript is an advantage).
• Expertise in integrating automation frameworks with CI/CD pipelines and test management tools.
• Experience using Selenium WebDriver, TFS, JIRA, GIT, Jenkins, or other CI/CD tools.
• Hands-on experience with BDT frameworks (Gherkin) and tools like Rest Assured for API testing.
• Exposure to testing tools such as UFT, TOSCA, TestComplete, Katalon Studio, Appium, Coded UI, Protractor, or Selenium.
• Good understanding of testing frameworks like JUnit, NUnit, TestNG, or similar.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps suite is a plus.
• Strong communication and client interaction skills, with ability to align QA processes with client expectations.
• Proven ability to create dashboards and provide insights on test execution, coverage, and quality status.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to identify and mitigate risks.
• Experience ensuring quality, performance, and reliability of applications through effective QA practices.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understand projects functional and non-functional requirements and overall business context.
• Interact with clients to identify testing scope, expectations, acceptance criteria, and required test data/environment.
• Work closely with Product Owners to define and refine acceptance criteria.
• Prepare detailed test plans and test strategies aligned with project objectives.
• Estimate test efforts, prepare testing schedules, assign tasks, and identify dependencies.
• Identify, mitigate, and resolve business and technical risks throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Design and develop automation frameworks following coding standards and best practices.
• Create, update, and review test automation scripts for UI and API layers using Playwright.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines and ensure consistent execution.
• Execute and maintain regression, functional, and integration tests.
• Prepare test summary reports, analyze test results, and recommend release readiness.
• Communicate measurable quality metrics and highlight problem areas with proposed solutions.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies and retrospective meetings to drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and DevOps teams to ensure smooth delivery.
• Conduct application demos for internal and external stakeholders.
• Triage and prioritize defects in collaboration with team and stakeholders.
• Provide constructive feedback to team members, support peer reviews, and set clear quality expectations.