Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and Selenium.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and QA team members to understand requirements and define test strategies.
• Execute automated and manual testing across functional, regression, integration, and smoke test cycles.
• Identify, document, and track defects; work with development teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Participate actively in QA planning, test case reviews, and sprint ceremonies.
• Continuously improve test processes, tools, and best practices.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
• Take ownership and proactively identify quality risks early in the development lifecycle.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright with TypeScript for test automation.
• Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver with Java for test automation.
• Exposure to additional automation tools and frameworks (e.g., TestNG, Cucumber, JUnit).
• Proficiency in Java and TypeScript.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in software QA and test automation.

Solid understanding of software testing fundamentals, including:

·     Test planning and estimation

·     Test case design techniques

·     Defect lifecycle management

·     Regression, smoke, sanity, and UAT testing

·     Manual testing alongside automation

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automation into build processes.
• Understanding of API testing, performance testing, or security testing is a plus.

Soft Skills & Personal Attributes

• Communicates clearly and confidently with stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Team-oriented mindset with mentoring and leadership abilities.
• Adaptable and eager to learn new tools, technologies, and QA practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Exposure to cloud platforms, containerization, or DevOps practices is an advantage.
• Prior experience designing automation frameworks from scratch is highly desirable.