Sr. Automation Engineer - Playwright
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 11, 2026.
Senior QA Engineer - Functional & Automation (Playwright)
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer with strong experience in functional testing and Playwright automation using TypeScript. The candidate will be responsible for test strategy, automation framework development, API/DB testing, CI/CD integration, and QA delivery in an Agile environment.
Must-Have Skills
5-8 years of QA experience in web-based applications.
3+ years hands-on Playwright with TypeScript.
Strong experience in functional, regression, integration, smoke, exploratory, and UAT testing.
Experience designing and scaling automation frameworks from scratch.
Strong knowledge of Playwright, POM, cross-browser testing, and TypeScript.
Hands-on API testing using Postman; knowledge of REST, SOAP, and Swagger.
Good SQL/database testing experience.
Experience with Jenkins/GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps CI/CD and Git.
Strong knowledge of ADO - work items, pipelines, and test plans.
Understanding of STLC, Agile/Scrum/Kanban, risk-based and exploratory testing.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing experience.
Advanced Playwright MCP and Playwright Agent experience.
AI-assisted testing experience.
Good-to-Have
Prior Selenium experience with exposure to migration/enhancement to Playwright.
Key Responsibilities
Design and execute functional, regression, integration, and UAT testing.
Build and maintain scalable Playwright automation frameworks.
Automate UI and API test scenarios and integrate them with CI/CD.
Perform API and database validation.
Manage defects, QA reporting, and release quality.
Collaborate with Product, Development, and Business teams.
Mentor QA team members and drive QA best practices.