QA Automation Engineer Playwright & AI-Assisted Testing

Role Summary :

We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Playwright, Selenium, and AI-assisted testing to join our Quality Engineering team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in designing and executing automated test frameworks, validating complex business workflows, and leveraging modern AI technologies to improve test automation, test generation, and defect analysis.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Test Automation :

- Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks using Playwright and Selenium.

- Automate end-to-end, regression, smoke, and functional test scenarios for web applications.

- Create reusable automation components and improve framework scalability and maintainability.

- Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.

2. Functional Testing :

- Analyze business requirements and prepare comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.

- Perform functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.

- Validate business processes and ensure complete test coverage across applications.

- Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product teams to identify and resolve defects.

3. AI-Assisted Testing :

- Utilize AI-powered tools to accelerate test case creation, automation development, debugging, and defect analysis.

- Demonstrate understanding of modern AI concepts including :

1. Large Language Models (LLMs)

2. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

3. AI Agents

4. Model Context Protocol (MCP)

- Evaluate and adopt AI-assisted testing approaches to improve productivity and test quality.

4. Test Management :

- Manage test cases, execution cycles, and defect tracking using Jira and Zephyr.

- Prepare test execution reports, defect summaries, and quality metrics.

- Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.

5. Communication & Collaboration :

- Clearly communicate testing progress, risks, blockers, and defects to technical and business stakeholders.

- Participate actively in client meetings, status discussions, and project reviews.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software.

Mandatory Skills :

- Strong experience in Selenium Automation Testing.

- Hands-on experience with the Playwright automation framework.

Good understanding of AI technologies, including :

1. LLMs

2. RAG

3. AI Agents

4. MCP

5. AI-assisted testing tools

- Strong functional testing knowledge and business process understanding.

- Experience with Jira and Zephyr for test management and defect tracking.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration abilities.

Preferred Skills :

- Experience with API testing (Postman or REST Assured).

- Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions.

- Experience with Git and version control systems.

- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

- Understanding of test reporting and automation best practices.

Ideal Candidate Profile :

- Strong expertise in Playwright automation with solid Selenium experience.

- Comfortable working with AI-assisted testing tools and modern AI concepts.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to independently own automation efforts while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate defects, risks, and project status to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.