Senior Specialist - Quality Engineering

Experience 8-12 years of experience in Quality Engineering and Test Automation with strong handson automation expertise and solid functional testing capability Role Summary Senior handson Automation Specialist responsible for developing and enhancing Playwrightbased automation solutions using JavaScriptTypeScript across Web API and complex endtoend business workflows The role will primarily focus on automation engineering while also performing functional testing integration validation and technical guidance as required Key Responsibilities Design develop enhance and maintain Playwright automation using JavaScriptTypeScript Automate WebUI API and complex endtoend business workflows across integrated applications Analyze requirements and application flows design test scenarios and identify appropriate automation coverage Perform functionalmanual and exploratory testing where required Develop and enhance reusable automation components utilities and regression suites aligned with enterprise framework standards Contribute to automation framework enhancements and implementation of standards defined by the Test Architect Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to automation engineering and coding standards Integrate automated tests with CICD pipelines and support continuous test execution Troubleshoot complex automation failures and applicationintegration issues and support rootcause analysis Perform API backend and data validation using APIs and SQL Support test estimation automation planning execution defect management and release validation Provide technical guidance and mentoring to automation engineers Collaborate with Test Architects Engineering DevOps and QE teams to deliver reliable endtoend automation Mandatory Skills 8-12 years of experience in Quality EngineeringTest Automation Strong handson expertise in Playwright with JavaScriptTypeScript 
 Strong experience in WebUI and API test automation 
 Solid functionalmanual testing capability covering requirement analysis test design execution and defect management 
 Experience automating and validating complex endtoend business workflows across integrated applications 
 Strong understanding of web technologies APIs and application integration concepts 
 Experience developing and enhancing reusable automation framework components 
 Strong experience integrating automated tests with CICD pipelines using Azure DevOps Jenkins GitLab CICD or equivalent 
 Proficiency with Gitversion control and modern engineering practices 
 Working knowledge of SQL and backenddata validation 
 Experience with code reviews debugging and rootcause analysis 
 Strong analytical problemsolving communication and stakeholder collaboration skills 
 GoodtoHave Skills 
 Experience with Selenium or other test automation frameworks Experience with BDDCucumber and JavaScript testing libraries such as MochaChai or equivalent Experience in Mobile testingautomation using Appium BrowserStack or equivalent Experience with Azure DevOps Jira Zephyr Xray Sauce Labs or similar platforms Exposure to testing microservices eventdriven systems and complex application integrations Exposure to service virtualization mocking and testdata management Experience using GenAIassisted codingtesting tools for test generation automation development debugging and productivity improvement Exposure to additional programming languages such as Java or Python Experience mentoring juniormidlevel automation engineers Ideal Candidate Profile A senior automation engineer first with strong Playwright and JavaScriptTypeScript expertise who can independently own complex automation and functional testing assignments enhance automation frameworks troubleshoot endtoend integration scenarios and provide technical guidance to other automation engineers