QA Engineer - Playwright Automation

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You Are:

UST is looking for highly skilled Senior SDET / QA Automation Engineer with expertisein Playwright automation, database testing, and retail domain applications to support a large-scale End-to-End Quality Engineering (QE) transformation program.

The opportunity:

• Stakeholder & Development Team Collaboration.

• Serve as the primary QE point of contact for client stakeholders and product teams.

• Participate in requirement discussions, architecture reviews, sprint planning, and release readiness reviews.

• Work closely with development teams to understand application functionality, technical designs, APIs, database structures, and business workflows.

• Lead defect triage meetings and drive timelyissue resolution with developers and SMEs.

• Coordinate with offshore QE teams to ensure alignment on priorities, execution status, and deliverables.

• Present test strategy, test execution status, quality metrics, risks, and recommendations to leadership and business stakeholders.

• Facilitate requirements of clarification sessions and proactively identifytesting risks and dependencies.

• Test Automation & Quality Engineering Design and develop robust automation frameworks using Playwright.

• Automate UI, API, and End-to-End business workflows across multiple retail applications.

• Develop reusable automation components and accelerate automation adoption.

• Support CI/CD integration and continuous testing practices.

  • Perform root cause analysis of production and pre-production defects. Database & Data Validation.

  • Develop complex SQL queries for backend validation.

  • Validate data consistency across multiple enterprise platforms.

  • Perform testing against BigQuery, Cosmos DB, DB2, and relational databases.

  • Validate ETL, CDC, integration, and data transformation processes.

  • Ensure end-to-end data integrity across retail business workflows.

  • Retail Domain Testing Validate business processes across:

  • Inventory Management o Replenishment o Supply Chain

  • Merchandising Item Management Forecasting & Planning.

  • Create and execute end-to-end test scenarios covering complex retail workflows.

  • Partner with business SMEs to ensure adequate functionaland business coverage.

  • Mentor junior automation engineers.

  • Conduct code reviews and automation best practice reviews.

  • Drive quality engineering standards and automation strategy.

  • Support estimations, planning, roadmap discussions, and release planning activities.

  This position description identifiesthe responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

  What you need:

• Technical Skills:

• Strong proficiencyin: TypeScript / JavaScript, SQL.

• Hands-on experience with:Playwright o REST Assured/Postman, Git, CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps/Jenkins/GitHub Actions.

• Strong database testing expertiseincluding:BigQuery, Cosmos DB, DB2, SQL Server / Oracle Domain

• Experience:

• Minimum5+ years of Retail/E-commerce domain experience.

• Experience in Replenishment, Inventory, Supply Chain, Merchandising, or Forecasting applications preferred.

• Experience validatingcomplex end-to-end business processes across integrated systems.

• Soft Skills:

• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills.

• Ability to confidently interact with Directors, Product Managers, Architects, and Engineering Leaders.

• Proven experience leading discussions, providing status updates, and driving actions to closure.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced onsite environment.

• Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Large retail transformation programs.

• Experience working with distributed onsite-offshore delivery models.

• Exposure to Kafka, Spark, Airflow, and cloud-native data platforms.

• Ideal Candidate Profile A technically strong Senior SDET who can comfortably sit with business stakeholders and development teams, understand requirements and architecture, challenge gaps, drive quality discussions, automate critical E2E retail workflows, and act as the bridge between client stakeholders, development teams, and offshore QE delivery.

  Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST providesa reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

  Role Location: AR

  Compensation Range:$90,000 - $135,000

  Benefits

  Full-time, regular employeesaccruea minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year(pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leaveand jury duty. Theyare eligible to participatein the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Planwith employer matching. They and their dependents residingin the US areeligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental deathand disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits.Regular employees may purchaseadditionalvoluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in aHealth Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expensesas allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefitsofferings vary in Puerto Rico.

  Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) andare eligible to participatein the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

  Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) andare eligibleto participatein the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residingin the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

  Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

  All US employees who work in a state or localitywith more generous paid sick leave benefitsthan specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

  What we believe:

  We proudlyembrace the values that have shaped UST since day one.We build our culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity. Thesevalues inspireus to nurture a people-first, human centric culture that fosters diversity, prioritizes sustainable solutions, and keeps our people and clients at the forefront of all decisions.

  Humility:

  We will listen, learn, be empatheticand help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

  Humanity:

  Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

  Integrity:

  We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

  Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

  UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction recordsin accordance withstate and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

  USTreserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.