Job Description

Senior QA Automation Tester (Playwright + TypeScript) | 5+ Years Experience
Job Role:
A Senior QA Automation Tester with over 5 years of hands-on experience, specializing in Playwright + TypeScript. Skilled in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks for web applications, while driving end-to-end automation strategy focused on reliability, reusability, and seamless CI/CD integration to ensure continuous quality delivery. Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reusable automation frameworks using Playwright + TypeScript for web applications.
• Contribute individually (80%) to automation scripting, debugging, and framework optimization.
• Lead and mentor junior QA team members (20%), conducting code reviews, resolving blockers, and sharing best practices.
• Plan, design, and execute test cases for UI, API, regression, smoke, and functional testing.
• Perform end-to-end test coverage, including integration, cross-browser, and data-driven testing.
• Analyze requirements and acceptance criteria to identify automation feasibility and coverage gaps.
• Collaborate with developers and product teams to ensure defect-free releases and smooth sprint delivery.
• Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines using GitLab for continuous testing and early feedback.
• Handle Git merge requests (MRs), manage version control, and resolve conflicts for automation repositories.
• Document test results and maintain traceability in TestRail and Jira, ensuring transparency and quality tracking.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies (planning, grooming, retrospectives) and provide accurate QA estimations and risk assessments.
• Monitor and report automation metrics such as execution trends, coverage, and defect leakage.
• Ensure adherence to QA best practices, maintain code quality through SonarQube checks, and contribute to framework improvements.

Technical Skills:

• Automation Tools & Frameworks: Playwright + TypeScript
• Programming & Scripting: TypeScript, JavaScript
• CI/CD & Version Control: Git, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Merge Request (MR) reviews, branching & conflict resolution
• Test Management & Tracking: Jira, TestRail, Zephyr, Confluence
• Development & IDEs: Visual Studio Code, Cursor
• Testing Expertise: UI Automation, API Testing, Regression & Smoke Testing, Functional & Integration Testing, Cross-Browser Testing, Data-Driven Testing
• Quality Engineering & Tools: SonarQube (Code Quality), Allure / Extent Reports (Test Reporting), Docker (Containerized Test Execution), BrowserStack / LambdaTest (Cloud Testing)
• Agile & DevOps Practices: Agile/Scrum Methodology, Sprint Planning, QA Estimation, Shift-Left Testing, Continuous Testing

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across distributed teams.
• Leadership and mentoring skills with focus on knowledge sharing.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering high-quality releases.

Skills Required