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 solid 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