Platform9 - Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer - Playwright Testing

Job Description :

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to join our team.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for quality and a strong background in both front-end and back-end software testing, with a strong focus on automation tools and frameworks.

Job Responsibilities :

- Build, maintain, and enhance automation frameworks using Playwright, TypeScript, and Cucumber BDD

- Develop and execute Web and API automation integrated with GitLab CI/CD pipelines

- Design reusable automation components and drive COE-wide automation standards

- Stabilize and optimize smoke, regression, and CI/CD test suites

- Analyze test failures, provide root cause insights, and implement corrective actions

- Promote automation best practices, standardization, and knowledge sharing

- Support shift-left testing initiatives and adoption of AI-driven automation, modern QA practices to enhance efficiency (plus).

Basic Qualifications :

- 6+ years of experience in software testing with a focus on automation

- Strong experience in automation framework design for Web, API, and Mobile platforms

- Hands-on expertise in Playwright, TypeScript, Cucumber BDD, Appium, or equivalent tools and frameworks

- Proficiency with CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins, Azure) and version control (Git)

- Familiarity with TestRail, Jira, Confluence, REST APIs, GraphQL, SQL

- Strong understanding of automation best practices, test design patterns, and reusable components

- Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating across distributed teams

- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills

- Knowledge of retail, e-commerce, or the pet industry is a plus