Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer - Playwright Testing

Job Title : Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (Playwright & Automation)

Location : Kochi (Onsite)

Experience : 8-10 Years

Employment Type : Full-Time

About the Role :

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our Product Engineering team. The ideal candidate will take ownership of both manual and automation testing across high-impact digital products. You will be expected to build scalable test frameworks using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript, and ensure product reliability through robust API and end-to-end testing strategies.

Key Responsibilities (KRAs) :

- Lead and execute test strategy for manual and automated testing across UI, API, and end-to-end workflows

- Design, implement, and maintain scalable automation test frameworks using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript

- Own and manage functional testing (FT), user acceptance testing (UAT), API testing, and end-to-end testing (E2E)

- Ensure continuous improvement in test coverage, test effectiveness, and test efficiency

- Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Developers in Agile teams to define test requirements

- Perform robust API testing using tools like Postman and validate data across services

- Drive early defect detection by integrating test automation into the CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions or similar)

- Review requirements and provide actionable feedback from a quality and testability standpoint

- Analyze test results and maintain accurate defect logs and test reports

- Mentor junior QA team members and promote best testing practices across the organization

Required Skill Set :

- 8-10 years of overall QA experience, with solid grounding in both manual and automation testing

- Strong knowledge of API testing, request/response validation, and Postman workflows

- Expertise in XPath/CSS selectors, DOM traversal, and UI automation best practices

- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and fast-paced sprint cycles

- Experience working with CI/CD tools, preferably GitHub Actions or similar

- Ability to write clear and maintainable test scripts, reusable components, and utilities

- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

- Strong communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams

Good to Have (Bonus Skills) :

- Experience with Cypress, Selenium, or other web automation tools

- Knowledge of performance testing or mobile automation is a plus