QA Automation Lead with Playwright & Typescript

Role: Senior Quality Engineer 

Key Responsibilities 

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks for web and API applications using Python, Playwright, and TypeScript/Selenium. 

• Create and execute automated test suites covering functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing scenarios. 

• Perform API testing by validating requests, responses, authentication, business logic, and system integrations. 

• Conduct database testing, including SQL query validation, data integrity verification, backend data reconciliation, and database-driven test scenarios. 

• Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines and support quality gates across the software development lifecycle. 

• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the development process. 

• Perform performance and exploratory testing to identify bottlenecks, edge cases, and opportunities for improvement. 

• Analyze defects, troubleshoot issues, and drive continuous quality improvements across releases. 

Mandatory Skills 

• Strong hands-on experience in Python for test automation, framework development, and scripting. 

• Proven expertise in Playwright for modern web application automation testing. 

• Strong experience with TypeScript and Selenium for UI automation and test development. 

• Hands-on experience in API testing, including REST API validation, automation, and integration testing. 

• Strong experience in Database Testing, including SQL queries, data validation, backend verification, and data integrity testing. 

• Experience implementing and maintaining automated tests within CI/CD pipelines. 

• Good understanding of DevOps practices and software release processes. 

• Hands-on experience working with at least one cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. 

Good to Have Skills 

• Exposure to Artificial Intelligence (AI) or AI-powered testing solutions. 

• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or Locust. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 

• 7+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, and test automation. 

• Proven experience in web, API, and database testing within Agile development environments.