Senior QA Automation Engineer

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 5 -8 years of experience in Quality Assurance specializing in test automation, functional testing, and performance testing. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Playwright with TypeScript, mobile automation using Appium, and performance testing using Apache JMeter. The candidate should be comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments and collaborating closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps teams to ensure high quality software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript.
• Automate web application test cases including functional, regression, and end to end scenarios.
• Develop and execute mobile automation scripts using Appium for Android and iOS platforms.
• Perform manual functional testing to validate business workflows and application functionality.
• Develop and execute performance and load tests using Apache JMeter.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins / GitHub Actions / GitLab CI.
• Collaborate with Agile Scrum teams during sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives.
• Participate in test strategy creation, test planning, and defect triage meetings.
• Maintain and improve automation frameworks for scalability and
• maintainability.
• Perform API testing and validation using tools like Postman or Playwright.
• Ensure test coverage, code quality, and test reliability across releases.
• Generate and analyze test reports, automation metrics, and performance reports.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote automation best practices.

Required Skills

Test Automation

• Strong experience in Playwright automation with TypeScript
• Experience building automation frameworks from scratch
• Knowledge of Page Object Model (POM) and test design patterns
• Experience in cross browser automation testing

Mobile Automation

• Hands on experience with Appium
• Mobile automation testing for Android and iOS

Performance Testing

• Hands on experience with Apache JMeter
• Experience in load testing, stress testing, and performance analysis

Functional Testing

• Strong experience in manual functional testing
• Test case design and execution
• Regression, integration, and system testing

Agile Tools

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum methodology
• Familiarity with JIRA or other defect tracking tools
• Experience with Git version control

CI/CD

• Experience integrating tests with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
• Experience generating automation reports (Allure, HTML reports)

Good to Have Skills

• API automation using Playwright or REST libraries
• Knowledge of Docker / container based testing
• Experience with BDD frameworks like Cucumber
• Experience with cloud testing platforms (BrowserStack / Sauce Labs)
• Experience with test reporting tools like Allure

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Engineering or related field.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and debugging skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work in fast paced Agile environments
• Strong problem solving mindset

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Experience working in product based or high scale applications
• Proven ability to build and maintain scalable automation frameworks
• Passion for quality engineering and continuous improvement