Job DescriptionRole Overview: We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer with a minimum of 7 years

Nof software testing experience, including solid hands-on automation across web (Playwright)

Nand mobile (Appium) platforms. The ideal candidate owns automation frameworks end to end,

Nbrings a strong testing-fundamentals background, and can independently drive quality strategy

Nacross product releases while mentoring the wider QA team.

NKey Responsibilities:

NTest Planning & Design

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- Understand project requirements and develop detailed test plans, test cases, test scenarios, and the corresponding automation strategy.
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- Participate in requirement analysis, design discussions, and review meetings to provide input on testability, risk, and automation feasibility.
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- Decide what belongs in automation vs. manual/exploratory testing and define the regression scope for each release.
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nAutomation Framework Ownership

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- Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript) for web and Appium for Android/iOS.
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- Establish and enforce framework conventions — page/domain helpers, fixtures, test data builders, reusable utilities — so the suite stays maintainable as it grows.
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- Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins / Bitbucket Pipelines / GitHub Actions) with scheduled runs, parallel execution, and actionable reporting.
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- Own suite health: investigate and eliminate flaky tests, reduce execution time, and keep pass-rate signal trustworthy.
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- Execute and maintain runs on real devices and cross-browser grids (e.G. BrowserStack / Sauce Labs / device farms).
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nTest Execution

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- Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and API testing on web and mobile applications.
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- Execute both manual andautomated test cases;

convert high-value repeatable manual cases into automated coverage.

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- Validate backend behaviour through API testing (REST) and SQL database checks.
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nDefect Management

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- Work closely withdevelopers to reproduce, analyze, and resolve issues;

drive them to closure.

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- Distinguish genuine product defects from test/environment issues before raising them never mask a real bug by adjusting a test.
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- Maintain clear, reproducible documentation of bugs, test results, and root-cause findings.
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nReporting & Communication

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- Prepare test reports summarizing test activities, automation coverage, outcomes, and quality metrics.
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- Communicate test progress, release readiness, risks, and results to stakeholders and leadership.
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- Publish periodic quality dashboards (coverage, defect trends, automation pass rate, execution time).
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nCollaboration & Mentoring

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- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, and business analysts to ensure software quality.
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- Review automation code written by other QA engineers and enforce coding and design standards.
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- Mentor junior and mid-level QA engineers on automation practices, debugging techniques, and testing fundamentals.
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nRequired Skills

NAutomation

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- 4+ years of hands-on automation experience, with strong command of Playwright for web UI automation.
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- Hands-on experience with Appium for native/hybrid mobile app automation on Android and iOS.
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- Proficiency in TypeScript / JavaScript (or strong equivalent OOP language experience with willingness to work in TypeScript).
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- Has built an automationframework from the ground up, not only added scripts to one that already existed.
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- Experience with API test automation and response/schema validation.
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- Working knowledge of Git and branching workflows;

comfortable raising andreviewing pull requests.

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nTesting Techniques

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- Expert in test case design, test execution, and defect reporting.
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- Strong understanding ofthe software development life cycle (SDLC) and software testing life cycle (STLC).
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- Solid grasp of test design techniques — boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning, decision tables, risk-based testing.
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nTools & Technologies

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- Bug tracking tools such as JIRA, Bugzilla, or similar.
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- Test management tools such as TestRail, Zephyr, BrowserStack Test Management, or similar.
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- CI/CD tooling — Jenkins,



Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions, or similar.
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- Cloud device/browser labs such as BrowserStack or Sauce Labs.
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nDomain Knowledge

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- Proven experiencetesting both web and mobile applications.
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- Good working knowledge of SQL for database testing and data validation.
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- Familiarity with performance or security testing basics is an added advantage.
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nGood to Have

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- Experience introducing contract testing, service virtualisation, or API mocking to de-risk dependent services.
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- Performance testing experience with JMeter, k6, or Gatling, and the ability to interpret results.
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- Security testing basics— OWASP Top 10 awareness, and use of tools such as OWASP ZAP or Burp Suite.
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- Experience with visual regression and accessibility automation (Percy, axe-core, Lighthouse).
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- Docker/Kubernetes familiarity for containerised test execution.
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- Experience defining andtracking quality KPIs — escaped-defect rate, automation ROI, mean time to triage.
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- Test data management strategy at scale — seeding, masking, and environment isolation.
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- Experience defining a shift-left or in-sprint automation model and getting a team to adopt it.
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- Exposure to observability tooling (Grafana, Datadog, Sentry) for correlating test failures with system behaviour.
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- Experience applying AI-assisted tooling to test generation, failure triage, or code review, with judgement about where it should not be trusted.
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nSoft Skills

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- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;

able to root-cause an issue rather than report only the symptom.

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- Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
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- Good communication and interpersonal skills;

able to present qualitystatus confidently to stakeholders.

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- Ownership mindset — takes responsibility for release quality end to end.
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nCollaboration and communication: Proactive monitoring and collaboration with team members and internal departments are necessary to guarantee seamless operations at the Centre.

NHow the role Interact with other teams or Individuals: Ensure effective communication and coordination between different cross functional teams to align the technology function with overall business goals.

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