Test Automation Engineer with a focus on Playwright (Elastic) - January 2026

Kommlink GmbH; München; Remote; EUR 40.000 - 50.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

A tech consulting company is seeking a Test Automation Engineer specializing in Playwright for client projects in the telco industry. The role involves developing automated tests, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines, and advising on testing strategies. This remote position requires fluency in both English and German, with a capacity of 8 hours per week. Start date is January 1, 2026, with a duration until March 31, 2026, and extensions expected.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in developing automated end-to-end tests.
• Analytical skills for identifying automation potential.
• Ability to document testing processes and results.

Aufgaben

• Develop and implement automated tests for data-layer testing.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Advise stakeholders on testing strategies.

Kenntnisse

Fluent in English

Fluent in German

Test automation expertise with Playwright

CI/CD integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

Code review skills

Tools

Jira

Confluence

npm (Node Package Manager)

Jobbeschreibung

Test Automation Engineer – Playwright (Elastic)

For one of our clients in the telco industry, we are looking for a Test Automation Engineer with a focus on Playwright (Elastic).

Background

The development and quality assurance of the data layer includes its complete provision by the respective web application. The data layer forms the central data basis for the analysis of user behaviour and for personalised content during the website visit. To increase reliability and stability, automated tests are to be used to significantly reduce manual regression testing. For this task, a Test Automation Engineer with a focus on Playwright (Elastic) is required.

Specifications

• Development and implementation of automated end‑to‑end tests with the npm package @elastic/synthetics (Playwright) for data‑layer testing.
• Analysis of existing test processes, identification and prioritisation of automation potential.
• Create, maintain, and optimise test scripts based on current best practices.
• Integrate the automated tests with existing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) to enable end‑to‑end test automation.
• Documentation of test cases, test results, and test coverage in tools like Jira and Confluence.
• Advising stakeholders on the selection and introduction of appropriate testing strategies, testing tools and frameworks.
• Perform code reviews for test automation scripts to improve quality and maintainability.
• Creation of decision templates and recommendations for action for the further development of test automation.
• Advice on error analysis and rectification in the context of test automation.
• Advice on setting up reports and alerts with Elastic Observability.
• Promoting the traceability and reproducibility of test results.

Language requirements

• English – fluent
• German – fluent

Start & Details

Start: 01.01.2026
Duration: till 31.03.2026, extensions planned till end of 2026
Capacity: 8 h/week
Location: remote