We are looking for a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior QA Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Playwright, Java Selenium, Java Cucumber, and up-to-date test automation practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing scalable automation frameworks, developing automated test suites, validating APIs and backend systems, and ensuring high-quality software releases through continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines.

This role requires close collaboration with Product Owners, Developers, Business Analysts, and DevOps teams in an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

· Design, Develop, And Maintain Robust Automation Frameworks Using

- Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript)
- Selenium WebDriver with Java
- Cucumber BDD Framework

· Create And Execute Automated Test Scripts For

- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- End-to-End Testing
- Smoke and Sanity Testing
- Cross-browser Testing

· Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and support release validation activities. · Develop and maintain reusable automation components, utilities, and libraries to improve test efficiency and scalability.

· Perform API testing using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or equivalent technologies.

· Validate backend data through SQL queries and database testing.

· Analyze application requirements, user stories,



and acceptance criteria to create comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.

· Identify defects, perform root cause analysis, track issues, and collaborate with development teams for timely resolution.

· Review automation code and enforce testing best practices, naming standards, and framework guidelines.

· Monitor automation execution results, maintain test metrics, and generate quality reports for stakeholders.

· Participate actively in Agile Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.

· Mentor junior QA engineers and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the QA organization.

· Support performance, security, and accessibility testing initiatives when required.

Required Technical Skills Automation Testing

· Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript) – Advanced

· Selenium WebDriver with Java

· Cucumber BDD Framework

· TestNG / JUnit

Programming Languages

· Java

· JavaScript / TypeScript

API Testing

· REST API Testing

· Postman

· REST Assured

· JSON/XML validation

CI/CD & DevOps

· Azure DevOps Pipelines

· Git / GitHub / Azure Repos

· Continuous Testing Practices

Database Testing

· SQL

· Data Validation and Reconciliation

· Query Optimization and Troubleshooting

Agile Tools

· Azure DevOps Boards

· Jira

· Confluence

📌 Automation Engineer with Playwright (Hyderabad)
🏢 algoleap
📍 Hyderabad