Automation QA Engineer

Location

- Mohali

Role Summary

Key Responsibilities

Automation Framework & Development

- Architect, develop, and maintain scalable automation test frameworks using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Ensure test scripts are modular, maintainable, and aligned with best practices in code quality and version control.

Security & API Testing

- Identify, document, and validate security vulnerabilities following OWASP Top 10 and other relevant benchmarks.
- Conduct API testing including request/response validation, schema verification, authentication testing, and load-based checks using tools such as Postman or REST-assured equivalents in Playwright.
- Integrate security testing steps within CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous security validation.

Collaboration & Quality Process

- Partner closely with developers and QA teams to identify, track, triage, and resolve defects in a timely manner.
- Participate in requirement analysis, test planning, and test strategy discussions from the early stages of project delivery.
- Contribute to Agile/Scrum ceremonies — sprint planning, estimation, daily standups — and maintain test case and automation coverage aligned to sprint goals.

AI Integration & Innovation

- Leverage AI-powered tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, AI-based test generation, self-healing locators) to accelerate test script development and framework maintenance.
- Evaluate and implement AI/ML-driven testing approaches such as intelligent test selection, anomaly detection in test results, and predictive defect analysis.
- Explore and pilot AI-assisted security testing methodologies to enhance vulnerability detection coverage.




- Stay current with emerging AI tooling in the QA space and proactively recommend adoption of tools that improve team efficiency and test coverage.

Reporting & Documentation

- Prepare, maintain, and distribute automation test reports, execution summaries, and coverage dashboards.
- Document test plans, test strategies, and framework architecture to ensure continuity and onboarding efficiency.
- Proactively flag quality risks and test gaps to the delivery team and QA Lead.

Required Technical Skills

Domain

Skills & Technologies

Must / Preferred

Test Automation

- Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript)

Must

Programming

- JavaScript, TypeScript (ES6+)

Must

API Testing

- REST API testing, Postman, API chaining and schema validation

Must

Security Testing

- Vulnerability assessment, OWASP Top 10, ZAP/Burp Suite basics

Must

UI Testing

- Cross-browser testing, visual regression, responsive testing

Must

CI/CD Integration

- GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps pipeline integration
- Preferred

Test Reporting

- Allure, Playwright HTML reports, test dashboards
- Preferred

Version Control

- Git - branching, PR reviews, code standards

Must

Agile/Scrum

- Sprint planning, test estimation, JIRA/Azure Boards
- Preferred

Cloud/Infra Awareness

- AWS/Azure basics, containerized test environments (Docker)
- Preferred

AI in QA

- AI-assisted test generation, self-healing locators, AI-based anomaly detection (e.g., Copilot, Applitools, Testim)

Must

AI/ML Tooling





- Prompt engineering for QA use cases, LLM-assisted scripting, AI-powered defect analysis
- Preferred

Qualifications & Certifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in software testing and QA, with at least 3-4 years focused on automation engineering.
- Demonstrated experience owning an automation framework — not just contributing to one.
- Solid AI exposure and implementation experience — practical use of AI tools in a QA or engineering context (e.g., AI-assisted test generation, LLM-based scripting, intelligent test tooling).
- Prior exposure to client-facing or multi-geography delivery environments is an advantage.

Preferred Certifications :

- ISTQB Advanced Level - Test Automation Engineer

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