Solutions / Test Architect - QA Playwright

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement end-to-end automation solutions using Playwright across UI, API, and integrated systems.
• Design and build scalable, reusable Playwright frameworks using modern design patterns (POM, fixtures, custom utilities, modular architecture).
• Establish automation standards, folder structures, naming conventions, and governance models.
• Integrate Playwright automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab).
• Drive cross-browser, parallel, and headless execution strategies.
• Implement reporting, logging, debugging, and observability best practices.
• Collaborate with Dev, DevOps, and Product teams to enable shift-left testing.
• Provide technical mentorship to automation engineers and conduct framework/code reviews.
• Evaluate and recommend complementary tools (API automation, mocking, test data management).
• Explore and implement AI-assisted testing techniques (self-healing locators, intelligent test generation, flaky test detection).

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in automation engineering.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript mandatory; Java or Python is a plus).
• Proven experience designing and scaling Playwright frameworks from scratch.
• Strong understanding of:
• Fixtures and custom test setup in Playwright
• Parallel execution and performance optimization
• Cross-browser automation strategies
• API automation using Playwright or REST libraries
• Deep knowledge of:
• CI/CD integration
• Git workflows
• Automation reporting tools
• Experience working in Agile environments with DevOps alignment.