Role & responsibilities

Job Title: QA Automation Engineer - Playwright & API Automation

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled QA Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Playwright Automation and API Testing/Automation. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in designing automation frameworks, validating REST APIs, and ensuring quality throughout the software development lifecycle. Similar internal role descriptions emphasize Playwright-based web automation, API validation, CI/CD integration, and modern QA practices.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using Playwright.
- Create and execute automated test scripts for web applications.
- Perform API testing and automation using Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools.
- Develop and maintain reusable test libraries and utilities.
- Validate API responses, request payloads, and integration workflows.
- Execute end-to-end, regression, smoke, and sanity testing.
- Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines.
- Analyze test results, log defects,



and collaborate with development teams.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to quality improvements.

Mandatory Skills
- 4-6 years of QA Automation experience.
- Strong hands-on experience in Playwright Automation.
- Expertise in API Testing & API Automation.
- Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Experience with Postman or REST Assured.
- Knowledge of Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
- Good understanding of automation framework design and testing best practices

Preferred Skills
- SQL and Database Validation.
- Microservices Testing.
- BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
- Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Agile/Scrum experience.

Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
- Robust analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

📌 Automation Test Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Hexaware Technologies
📍 Chennai