We are looking for an experienced QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience in software testing and automation, with strong hands-on expertise in Playwright, Python, API Testing, and CI/CD.

The ideal candidate should have experience designing and maintaining scalable automation frameworks for modern web applications, automating UI, API, regression, smoke, integration, and end-to-end test scenarios.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Playwright and Python.
- Develop automated UI, functional, regression, smoke, integration, and end-to-end test cases.
- Perform web application automation across multiple browsers and devices.
- Develop and execute REST API automation/testing using Playwright API, Postman, or similar tools.
- Validate API requests/responses, JSON/XML payloads, status codes, schemas, and authentication mechanisms.
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or GitLab.
- Analyze automation failures, identify defects, perform root-cause analysis, and support defect resolution.
- Perform SQL/database validation to verify data integrity and backend processes.
- Develop reusable automation components using frameworks such as PyTest/POM.




- Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, business analysts, and product teams in an Agile/Scrum setting.
- Manage defects and test execution using tools such as Jira, Xray, Zephyr, or Azure Test Plans.
- Contribute to improving test coverage, automation efficiency, and overall quality engineering practices.
- Exposure to AI-powered testing/GenAI testing tools is an added advantage.

Required Skills

- 6+ years of experience in QA/Test Automation
- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright
- Strong Python programming/scripting experience
- API Testing / API Automation
- REST APIs
- Postman / Playwright API / similar API automation tools
- PyTest and/or automation framework development
- Selenium/Web automation experience
- CI/CD Jenkins / Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions / GitLab
- Git
- SQL / Database Testing
- Jira or similar defect management tools
- Agile/Scrum methodology
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

Good to Have

- JSON/XML validation
- API authentication mechanisms
- Xray / Zephyr / Azure Test Plans
- Docker
- Cloud testing
- AI/GenAI-powered testing
- Performance or integration testing experience

📌 QA Automation Engineer - Playwright, Python, API Testing (Bengaluru)
🏢 Quess
📍 Bengaluru