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We help thousands of international visitors such as students, scholars, teachers, trainees, researchers, work and travel participants and other foreign individuals that are temporary in the United States each year with the preparation of their tax returns.\n\nAbout the role:\n\nThe QA Automation Engineer is a key individual contributor responsible for designing, building and maintaining robust automated test solutions using Playwright as the primary automation framework. The role drives automation coverage across web and API layers, leads framework development and continuous improvement, integrates tests into CI/CD pipelines, and acts as a technical reference for automation best practices within the QA team. The QA Automation Engineer works closely with developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners and Manual QA colleagues, and plays an active role in shaping test strategy, mentoring junior automation engineers, and evolving QA tooling and practices across the organization.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nTest automation analysis, design & implementation\n\nReview and analyze requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria to identify test conditions suitable for automation and define appropriate coverage.\n\nDesign, implement and maintain automated functional and regression tests for web, API and other application layers in line with agreed standards and frameworks.\n\nCreate and maintain reusable test components, data builders and utilities to support efficient automated testing.\n\nEstimate effort for automation tasks and provide input into release planning.\n\nAutomated test execution, CI/CD & reporting\n\nIntegrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines so that suites run reliably on every build and before releases.\n\nMonitor automated test runs, investigate failures and distinguish between product defects, script issues and environmental problems.\n\nEnsure test results and logs are clear, traceable and accessible, allowing quick identification of root causes.\n\nProvide regular reporting on automation coverage, pass rates and key quality indicators for assigned areas.\n\nDefect management & quality ownership\n\nLog defects identified through automated tests in the defect tracking system, with clear steps to reproduce, expected vs actual results and supporting evidence.\n\nRe-test fixed issues using both automated and targeted manual tests where required and verify that corrections have not introduced regressions.\n\nTake quality ownership for selected features, modules or flows, ensuring adequate automated and manual coverage across releases.\n\nProactively identify gaps in automation and propose additional tests or improvements to existing scripts.\n\nCollaboration & communication\n\nWork as an active member of the development team, participating in team meetings, planning sessions and reviews as required.\n\nCollaborate closely with developers to understand technical implementation details, agree on testability and support faster defect resolution.\n\nPartner with Manual QA colleagues to define the right split between automated and manual testing and to keep regression packs current.\n\nEscalate significant quality concerns or blockers to the QA Team Leader in a timely, structured way.\n\nFramework, tooling & continuous improvement\n\nContribute to the design, extension and refactoring of test automation frameworks to improve reliability, readability and maintainability.\n\nPromote good engineering practices in test automation (clean code, version control, code review, naming conventions, proper assertions).\n\nEvaluate and recommend new tools or approaches (for UI, API, performance or other test types) where they can add value.\n\nHelp document standards, guidelines and examples for automation within the QA team and wider engineering organization.\n\nCompliance & security\n\nFollow data protection and information security guidelines when working with test data, environments and tools.\n\nEnsure automated tests and pipelines comply with internal quality standards and agreed procedures.\n\nRequirements:\n\nExperience in software testing / quality assurance, including focus on test automation.\n\nSolid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and the role of QA within development teams.\n\nStrong hands-on experience with Playwright as the primary automation framework, including page object models, fixtures, API testing and parallel execution.\n\nProficient in JavaScript or TypeScript for automation scripting, with the ability to write clean, maintainable and reusable test code using Playwright.\n\nExperience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and working with version control systems (e.g. Git).\n\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to translate requirements into robust automated test scenarios.\n\nHigh level of attention to detail and accuracy when implementing tests and analyzing results.\n\nExperience with defect tracking and test management tools (e.g. Jira plus a test case management tool).\n\nAbility to write clear, maintainable test code and structured defect reports.\n\nExcellent written and spoken English.\n\nGood communication and interpersonal skills; able to work effectively with developers, Business Analysts and other stakeholders.\n\nGood organizational skills and ability to plan and priorities own work to meet agreed deadlines.\n\nPreferred Skills:\n\nExperience architecting and scaling Playwright test frameworks across large, multi-team product environments.\n\nExperience using Playwright’s API testing capabilities alongside REST clients (e.g. Postman) and contract testing approaches.\n\nBasic understanding of databases and ability to use SQL for test data preparation and verification.\n\nFamiliarity with performance or load testing concepts and tools (e.g. k6, Gatling) and ability to complement Playwright suites with non-functional tests.\n\nExperience mentoring junior automation engineers and leading automation guild or community of practice sessions.\n\nBenefits:\n\nWhat’s in it for you?\n\nFlexible Working Policy with a combination of remote and office working*\n\nMultisport Cards\n\n22 Annual Leave Days for all employees plus additional days with length of service\n\nLifework days: ½ day each quarter to get your life work done\n\nFlex hours where you can work your 40 hours across 4.5 days\n\nAdditional Health Insurance including dental and vision care\n\nTeam Buildings & Parties\n\nLife Insurance\n\nRefer a Friend Bonus\n\nDiscounts across various stores, theatres, restaurants\n\nEmployee CSR Programme, CluneTech Cares, with one paid Volunteer Day per year\n\nCluneTech Life – corporate wellness program\n\nMonthly Food Vouchers\n\nCompany Paid Trainings & Learning Accounts\n\n#OneTeam Awards and Annual Employee of the Year Awards\n\nMilestone Recognition Program\n\nFree Sports: Football, Tennis, Volleyball\n\nEmployee Assistance Program\n\nMeeting Free Days – a specific no meeting day where we encourage no meetings so you (and your team) can focus on getting things done!\n\nAre you ready to join our new team and help people from all over the world?\n\nIf our job offer is what you are looking for, please apply today — we want to hear from you! If you have a friend or two who may be a good fit for the position, please refer them.\n\nThank you for taking the time to review and apply for our job. We will review all applications and invite for an interview all candidates we find to be a fit for the position.\n\nWhen applying for the position, you voluntarily submit your personal data and we will process it for the following purposes: selection of candidates for this position; selection of candidates for future positions occurring within the next 6 months, unless you explicitly state your disagreement; connecting with candidates in connection with the objectives of labor market selection and research; signing an employment or other type of contract. Personal data provided for these purposes will be retained for up to 6 months. 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