apty.ai - Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer - Playwright Testing

Title : Senior QA Automation Engineer ( Manual + Automation )

Experience : 2 Years - 5 Years

Location : Hyderabad

Work Mode : On-site ( 5 Days work from office )

Work Timings : 2 PM - 11 PM

Role Overview :

We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer with strong analytical skills and hands-on experience in test design, automation, and validation of Web/Desktop applications and APIs.

The ideal candidate should have a proven ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments and deliver high-quality solutions.

Key Responsibilities :

- Analyse user stories and requirements to understand the testing scope.

- Design comprehensive functional test cases using industry-standard techniques (e.g., boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning, positive/negative scenarios).

- Establish clear traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects.

- Translate manual test cases into automation scripts.

- Develop and maintain automated test cases using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript.

- Build reusable automation components to enhance framework scalability.

- Execute automated test scripts and analyse results to ensure quality standards.

- Generate and review automation reports and provide feedback for improvements.

- Collaborate with development and QA teams to resolve issues and improve test processes.

Requirements/Mandatory Skills :

- 2+ years of experience in Playwright automation using JavaScript/TypeScript.

- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and basic software design patterns.

- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

- Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD pipelines.

- Experience using test management and issue tracking tools, preferably Jira.

Preferred/Optional Skills :

- Experience in desktop application automation.

- Exposure to API testing, preferably with REST APIs.

- Familiarity with running automation scripts on cloud-based test environments and analysing resulting issues.