Skills:

- Playwright
- TypeScript; JavaScript
- Test Automation; Test Architecture
- API Testing
- SQL; MQTT
- CI/CD
- Jenkins
- Azure DevOps
- Git
- Allure
- TestRail
- JIRA
- WireMock
- Mocking and Stubbing; Embedded Testing
- EMV
- Contactless Payments
- AI-Assisted Testing
- Debugging

Preferred qualifications:

- Embedded or device testing.

- Transit or payments domain.

- EMV and contactless payments.

Education:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities:

- Own and extend the Playwright + TypeScript automation architecture (POM, shared MQTT client, DB helpers, reporting).

- Write and review complex scripts hands-on across UI, API, MQTT, database, device and end-to-end flows.

- Classify test cases by complexity and run the automation feasibility assessment.

- Design stubs, mocks, simulators and virtual readers for unavailable devices and third-party systems.

- Build and stabilize CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or Azure DevOps); control flaky tests.

- Triage failures into script, application,



workplace/device or CI causes; raise defects in JIRA.

- Define test data strategy and isolation for shared environments.

- Integrate AI into testing: script generation, self-healing locators, failure triage, flaky-test detection, synthetic data and reporting, with human review.

- Enforce coding standards and branch governance; mentor engineers; produce handover documentation.

Required qualifications:

- 12 - 15 years in software testing; 8+ years in test automation; 3+ years as automation architect or technical lead who still codes daily.

- 4+ years Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript.

- API testing and strong SQL.

- MQTT or similar messaging testing.

- CI/CD with Jenkins or Azure DevOps
- Git workflows.

- Hands-on debugging across UI, service, message and database layers.

- Experience building stubs, mocks and simulators.

- Allure, TestRail and JIRA.

- Practical use of AI/LLM tools in testing.

📌 Test Automation Architect (Hyderabad)
🏢 Cyient
📍 Hyderabad