Senior Automation Test Engineer - WebdriverIO, Python Playwright

Location: Chennai
Experience: 4+ Years
Role: Automation Testing / QA
Employment Type: Full-time ,

Work mode: On-site

immediate joiners only

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Automation Test Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Python, Playwright, and WebdriverIO to support end-to-end testing and automation initiatives for enterprise applications in a banking environment.

The candidate should have strong experience in Manual + Automation Testing, UAT testing, SQL, CI/CD, Jenkins, and automated test reporting.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with Business Analysts and cross-functional stakeholders to understand requirements, identify gaps, manage risks, and ensure high-quality releases.

Mandatory Requirements

Candidates must have hands-on experience with ALL of the following:

• 3+ years of experience in Manual and Automation Testing.
• Hands-on experience with WebdriverIO Mandatory.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright using Python Mandatory.
• Strong Python programming skills, including underlying libraries and coding constructs used for automation.
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience of UAT testing.
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to write effective SQL queries and integrate database validation with automation code.
• Hands-on experience with Kibana and ELK Stack for automated test reporting/monitoring.
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in automated test execution reporting, including detailed failure and blocked-rate reporting.
• Strong understanding of functional and business requirements, test scenario design, test case design, execution, defect management, retesting, and validation.
• Experience collaborating with Business Analysts and other stakeholders to clarify requirements, identify gaps, and assess project risks.

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation

• Develop and maintain high-quality automation solutions using Python, Playwright, and WebdriverIO.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain automation scripts and supporting frameworks.
• Execute automated and manual test scenarios across application releases.
• Analyze automated execution results and provide detailed reporting of failures, blocked tests, and overall execution status.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation coverage, stability, and execution efficiency.

UAT & Functional Testing

• Analyze business and functional requirements.
• Design comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.
• Execute test plans and validate application functionality against defined requirements.
• Perform end-to-end UAT testing and support business validation activities.
• Identify requirement gaps and clarify points of confusion with Business Analysts and business stakeholders.
• Perform retesting and validation after defects are fixed.

Database & Reporting

• Write effective SQL queries for data validation.
• Integrate SQL/database validations with automation code where required.
• Develop and enhance automated reporting frameworks using Kibana / ELK Stack.
• Prepare detailed automation execution reports covering failures, blocked tests, and execution status.

CI/CD

• Integrate and execute automation suites through Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support continuous integration and continuous testing practices.
• Identify automation execution issues and support failure recovery.

Stakeholder & Project Collaboration

• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, QA teams, and business stakeholders.
• Provide regular testing progress and status updates to Onsite and Offshore Test Managers.
• Develop action plans for identified areas of improvement.
• Communicate project risks, issues, testing progress, and dependencies to stakeholders.
• Support timely issue resolution and successful project delivery.
• Ensure testing activities follow applicable organizational, banking, and regulatory policies.

Preferred / Added Advantage

• Hands-on experience working on AI projects.
• Experience in banking or financial services applications.
• Experience improving automation stability, reducing failure rates, and improving failure recovery time.
• Experience with large-scale enterprise automation frameworks.

Key Success Metrics

• Improved time to market.
• Reduced automation failure rates.
• Improved failure recovery time.
• Reliable and detailed automated test reporting.
• Improved automation coverage and execution efficiency.

Important Eligibility Criteria

Please apply only if you have hands-on experience with ALL of the following:

Python + Playwright + WebdriverIO + UAT Testing + SQL + Kibana/ELK + Jenkins/CI/CD

****Candidates with only Selenium experience, or candidates with Playwright but without WebdriverIO/Python experience, may not be considered.****