
Sr. QA Automation Engineer - Contract
- USA
- Contract
- Full-time
- Automation Strategy & Development:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, robust, and efficient automated test suites using Playwright (TypeScript).
- Debugging Playwright tests using trace files and logs.
- Contribute significantly to the architecture and evolution of our automation frameworks.
- Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline to support continuous testing.
- Defect Management:
- Identify and communicate bugs found during regression or scheduled test executions.
- Work closely with the supervisor to reproduce, debug, and resolve issues.
- Quality Advocacy:
- Act as a strong advocate for quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Continuously seek to improve QA processes, tools, and methodologies.
- Collaboration:
- Participate in design reviews, sprint planning, and daily stand-ups.
- Communicate test results, risks, and quality metrics to the supervisor.
- Experience: 5+ years of direct experience in Quality Assurance focused on test automation development or 3+ years of development experience.
- Playwright Expertise: Strong experience in designing, developing, debugging and maintaining test automation frameworks and scripts specifically with Playwright.
- Programming Skills: Proficient in TypeScript/JavaScript programming language.
- Web Technologies: Solid understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DOM, React).
- Framework: Solid understanding of Oops concepts and Design patterns.
- Version Control: Familiar with version control systems such as Git.
- Database: Hands-on database SQL queries experience.
- Testing Methodologies: Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
- Test Management Tools: Proficiency with tools like Jira, Confluence, Azure, Qase.
- CI/CD: Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
- Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Master's/Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related software field.
- Experience with API testing (e.g., Postman, Rest Assured, in-house tooling).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Previous 5+ years of experience in a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) role or 3+ years of experience as Software Development.
- Experience applying LLMs to test automation
- Hands-on with performance or security testing.
- Mentorship or leadership experience within a QA team..
- Hourly range for this position is $45 to $55 per hour
- Ability to work 40 hours per week.
- Individual hourly pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training