QA Engineer - Automation

Job Summary

Position Title: QA Engineer - Automation

Experience: 5 - 8 years

Job Location: Hyderabad, Ahmedabad

Work Mode: Hybrid

Time Zone/Shift: Starts at 12:30 PM IST

We are looking for a skilled QA Automation Engineer with 58 years of experience in both manual and automation testing. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in WebDriverIO or Playwright using JavaScript/TypeScript and should actively contribute to sprint deliverables by performing functional validation, developing automation scripts, integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring high-quality software releases.

Key Responsibilities Sprint Testing Activities

• Participate in Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Story Refinement, and Estimation sessions.
• Analyze business requirements and prepare test scenarios and test cases.
• Perform Functional, Integration, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, and End-to-End testing for sprint features.
• Validate defect fixes, perform impact analysis, and provide QA sign-off.
• Execute cross-browser and cross-platform validations where required.
• Collaborate with Developers, Product Owners, and Business Analysts to ensure quality deliverables.

Automation Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using WebDriverIO or Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Develop automation scripts for new features and maintain existing automation suites.
• Enhance reusable automation components and framework capabilities.
• Execute automation suites and analyze failures to identify application issues versus script issues.
• Improve automation coverage across sprint features and regression suites.
• Review automation code and follow engineering best practices.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Support continuous testing and automated regression execution during deployments.
• Monitor pipeline execution results and troubleshoot automation failures.
• Perform automation result analysis and provide detailed execution reports.
• Estimate automation effort and contribute to sprint planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency through automation.
• Work with cross-functional teams to improve release quality and reduce regression risks.
• Mentor junior team members on automation best practices and testing methodologies.

Mandatory Skills

• 58 years of experience in Software Testing.
• Strong experience in Manual Testing (Functional, Regression, Integration, Smoke, Sanity, End-to-End Testing).
• Hands-on experience with WebDriverIO or Playwright.
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience in automation framework development and maintenance.
• Experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with JIRA or similar defect management tools.
• Experience in automation execution, debugging, result analysis, and root cause analysis.
• Experience in effort estimation and sprint planning.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• API testing and automation using Postman, Karate and Playwright API.
• SQL/database validation.
• Mobile automation exposure using Appium or WebDriverIO.
• Cross-browser testing experience.
• Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, or similar version control tools.
• BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, or LambdaTest.
• AI-assisted testing tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, Factory.AI, Rovo, etc.).
• Retail/eCommerce domain experience.

Responsibilities Beyond Execution

• Contribute to test strategy and automation roadmap discussions.
• Improve automation stability and execution efficiency.
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Continuously identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Drive quality throughout the SDLC by adopting Shift-Left testing practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong ownership, accountability, and commitment to quality.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced Agile environment.