Automation Engineer - Playwright

We are looking for a skilled QA Automation Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Playwright to join the InnoWave team.

Responsibilities2. CI/CD Integration & Test Execution3. Test Maintenance & Quality Improvement4. Collaboration & Agile DeliveryRequired Skills & Qualifications

• Test Automation Development
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain end-to-end automated test suites using Playwright with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Build and maintain scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation frameworks using the Page Object Model (POM), fixtures, and reusable utilities.
• Develop automated tests for critical business workflows, regression scenarios, smoke testing, and functional validation.
• Implement API automation using Playwright's API request context or other suitable tools.
• Manage test data, environment configurations, and test dependencies to ensure reliable test execution.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
• Configure parallel execution, test sharding, retries, and reporting to optimise execution time and reliability.
• Perform cross-browser testing across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit.
• Validate application behaviour across different screen sizes and responsive layouts.
• Generate clear test execution reports and communicate test results, defects, and release risks.
• Investigate automation failures, identify root causes, and resolve flaky tests.
• Monitor automation coverage, execution stability, and test suite effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to improve test coverage, execution speed, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with development teams to reproduce defects, validate fixes, and prevent regressions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, testing strategies, and engineering standards.
• Work closely with developers, BAs, product owners, and DevOps engineers to define acceptance criteria and ensure requirements are testable.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Advocate for a shift-left testing approach by integrating quality practices early in the development lifecycle.
• Review automation code, share best practices, and support team members in improving their testing skills.
• Communicate testing progress, technical challenges, and release readiness to relevant stakeholders across distributed teams.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance, including at least 2 years of hands-on test automation experience.
• Proven experience implementing and maintaining Playwright automation in production projects.
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Good understanding of automation framework design, including Page Object Model, fixtures, reusable components, and test data management.
• Hands-on experience with end-to-end, functional, regression, and smoke testing.
• Practical experience in REST API testing using Playwright APIRequestContext, Postman, or equivalent tools.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
• Familiarity with Git, branching strategies, pull requests, and code review practices.
• Understanding of test design techniques, the test pyramid, risk-based testing, and defect lifecycle management.
• Ability to troubleshoot failures, analyse test results, and improve automation reliability.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach to problem-solving.
  
  

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