QA Automation Engineer (JavaScript)

EPAM Systems; Comisión de Fomento de Perú; Presencial; ARS 67.946.000 - 113.243.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

EPAM Systems is seeking a QA Automation Engineer (JavaScript) to strengthen automated testing for web products, focusing on browser automation and identity/auth flows. You will grow Cypress and Playwright coverage, run accessibility and performance checks, and keep TestRail assets tidy while partnering with the pod and QA leadership to align strategy.

Apply now to help boost release confidence and product quality Responsibilities include maintaining Cypress suites, adding Playwright coverage,

Formación

• 2+ years Cypress automation experience.
• 2+ years Playwright testing experience.
• Demonstrated ownership for automation quality across products.
• Solid experience executing test strategy across regression, integration, and exploratory testing.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain and expand Cypress browser automation suites across multiple products.
• Add Playwright test coverage for new features and areas not yet covered by automation.
• Design and execute test scenarios for authentication flows, token handling, session management, and identity edge cases.
• Perform regression, integration, and exploratory testing throughout sprint cycles.
• Run accessibility checks with axe-core and report findings against WCAG 2.1 AA.
• Execute Lighthouse CI performance checks and raise regressions to the pod lead.
• Create, update, and keep test cases organized in TestRail.
• Triage and document defects with clear steps, expected results, and environment details.
• Collaborate with the Business Analyst to ensure acceptance criteria are testable before sprint planning.
• Align pod-level QA practices with cross-portfolio test strategy in partnership with the QA Manager.
• Use AI tools to generate test cases and test data from acceptance criteria or user stories.
• Apply AI-assisted approaches to defect triage by suggesting root causes or identifying related failing tests.

Conocimientos

Cypress automation

Playwright testing

Automation quality ownership

Test strategy execution

Regression testing

Exploratory testing

English communication

Herramientas

Cypress

Playwright

axe-core

Lighthouse CI

TestRail

GitLab CI

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking a QA Automation Engineer (JavaScript) to strengthen automated testing for web products, emphasizing browser automation and identity/auth flows. You will grow Cypress and Playwright coverage, run accessibility and performance checks, and keep TestRail assets tidy while partnering with the pod and QA leadership to align strategy. Apply now to help boost release confidence and product quality

Responsibilities

• Maintain and expand Cypress browser automation suites across multiple products
• Add Playwright test coverage for new features and areas not yet covered by automation
• Design and execute test scenarios for authentication flows, token handling, session management, and identity edge cases
• Perform regression, integration, and exploratory testing throughout sprint cycles
• Run accessibility checks with axe-core and report findings against WCAG 2.1 AA
• Execute Lighthouse CI performance checks and raise regressions to the pod lead
• Create, update, and keep test cases organized in TestRail
• Triage and document defects with clear steps, expected results, and environment details
• Collaborate with the Business Analyst to ensure acceptance criteria are testable before sprint planning
• Align pod-level QA practices with cross-portfolio test strategy in partnership with the QA Manager
• Use AI tools to generate test cases and test data from acceptance criteria or user stories
• Apply AI-assisted approaches to defect triage by suggesting root causes or identifying related failing tests

Requirements

• Hands-on Cypress automation experience (2+ years)
• Practical Playwright testing experience (2+ years)
• Demonstrated ownership for automation quality across products (2+ years)
• Solid experience executing test strategy across regression, integration, and exploratory testing (2+ years)
• Proficiency building JavaScript-based browser automation suites (2+ years)
• Strong defect reporting skills with clear reproduction steps and environment context
• English proficiency at B2 Upper-Intermediate

Nice to have

• Experience with axe-core accessibility testing aligned to WCAG 2.1 AA
• Familiarity with Lighthouse CI performance testing
• Exposure to GitLab CI for automated test execution
• TestRail administration or advanced test management capability
• Background validating fixes for race conditions and batch processing reliability