Test Automation Engineer - Playwright

Delta Capita Group; Wrexham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic technology company is seeking a skilled Test Automation Engineer with Playwright experience to enhance the quality assurance process. Responsibilities include designing test strategies, automating tests, and collaborating within agile teams. The ideal candidate will possess strong coding skills, attention to detail, and a desire for continuous improvement. This is a full-time, permanent position located in Wrexham, with hybrid and remote options available.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in writing automated test code following best practices.
• Experience maintaining code and managing code changes.
• Familiarity with Software Test Life Cycle (STLC).

Responsibilities

• Review requirements and design specifications.
• Create and execute test scenarios and test cases.
• Document defects ensuring test steps are repeatable.

Skills

Test Automation

Playwright

JavaScript

Agile methodologies

RESTful APIs testing

Tools

JIRA

GitHub Actions

Postman

Job description

Overview

Role Overview: We are seeking a skilled Test Automation Engineer with Playwright experience to drive quality assurance across agile projects. You will be responsible for reviewing requirements, designing test strategies, automating test cases, and ensuring robust test coverage throughout the software development lifecycle. This role demands strong collaboration, attention to detail, and a passion for continuous improvement.

Role and Responsibilities

Embracing Agile principles and practicing Scrum, you will take responsibility for delivery of assigned projects from inception through to delivery, by providing:

• Review requirements (functional and non-functional) and design specifications, which may include interacting with subject matter experts to understand requirements, processes, and metrics, to ensure appropriate test coverage. Highlight any issues discovered during the review process
• Identify and communicate test plan / cases to automate based on automation framework and approach
• Create and execute test scenarios and test cases, maintaining requirements traceability
• Conduct formal test case review sessions and incorporate feedback
• Identify test data requirements. Communicate test data requirements early; working with team to ensure test data will be available prior to test phase commencement.
• Execute testing according to the guidelines detailed in test strategy and test plan
• Evaluate deviations from expected results to determine risk, impact, and priority of defects
• Concisely document defects, ensuring the test steps are repeatable for replication of defects.
• Identify and track issues, risks, and action items
• Participate in daily stand-ups, escalating issues as appropriate
• Work with vendors, global team, and local team to address any defects
• Produce test result metrics and reporting to track test progress and quality effectiveness
• Strong time management, prioritization, and organizations skills
• Identify potential process improvements

Skills and Experience

As a Test Automation Engineer, you will have:

• Experience in writing automated test code following best approaches and practices (i.e. POM, DRY, KISS)
• Experience in maintaining the code and managing code changes
• Experience with Playwright, Playwright Ecosystem, and JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with Test Management software
• Defect management tools (i.e. JIRA)
• Understanding of current technologies, Software Test Life Cycle (STLC), Agile/Scrum Development methodologies
• Testing RESTful APIs (using Postman or other)

Nice to have

• AWS exposure, or other cloud development frameworks
• Experience in CI/CD tools (i.e. Github Actions)
• Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
• Experience in Load-Testing (LoadRunner / JMeter or other)
• Secure Development (OWASP/CIS/SANS/Mitre)
• Structured Products / Cross-Asset class products

About Delta Capita

Delta Capita is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, colour, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require any reasonable adjustments through your interview process, please use the designated space within the application questionnaire.

Location and Application

This is a permanent, full-time position based in the Wrexham/Poland/Dublin. Hybrid and remote working options will be considered. As the selection and interview process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible; if your profile is selected, a member of our team will contact you within 4 weeks.

Our Offerings

• Managed Services
• Consulting & Solutions
• Technology

To know more about Delta Capita and our culture, Working at DC - Delta Capita.