Analyst - Automation QA (Playwright Automation Engineer)

ETG Digital; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ETG Digital is seeking a Playwright Automation Engineer to join the QA team. You will design and maintain UI automation frameworks, build reusable components, and perform API testing to ensure reliable releases.

You will integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) and collaborate with developers and product teams in Agile sprints to improve test coverage and product quality.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in software testing with hands-on automation.
• Strong hands-on Playwright automation experience.
• Experience with API testing (REST/JSON) and HTTP methods.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI automation frameworks using Playwright.
• Build reusable test components, fixtures, utilities, and page objects.
• Perform API testing and automation using Playwright or Postman.
• Translate requirements into effective test scenarios and automation scripts.
• Execute automated tests, analyze failures, and report defects with evidence.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Collaborate with development teams to improve testability and product quality.
• Maintain test data and support testing across environments.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and release activities.
• Continuously improve automation coverage and speed.

Skills

Playwright automation

API testing

Page Object Model (POM)

Test design & debugging

Agile testing concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related

Tools

Git

Jira

Postman

Allure

Job description

Analyst - Automation QA (Playwright Automation Engineer)

3-5

Full-Time

Role:- Playwright Automation Engineer

Job Summary

You will work closely with developers, product teams, and QA engineers to improve test coverage, identify defects early, and ensure reliable releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI automation frameworks using Playwright .
• Build reusable test components, fixtures, utilities, and page objects.
• Perform API testing and automation using Playwright API capabilities and/or tools such as Postman.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into effective test scenarios and automation scripts.
• Execute automated test suites, analyze failures, troubleshoot issues, and report defects with clear supporting evidence.
• Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or equivalent platforms.
• Work closely with development teams to identify testability issues and improve overall product quality.
• Maintain test data and support testing across development, QA, staging, and production-like environments.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, defect triage, and release activities.
• Continuously improve automation coverage, execution speed, stability, and maintainability.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in software testing, with strong hands-on experience in test automation.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright automation .
• Experience designing or contributing to automation frameworks using Page Object Model (POM) or similar patterns.
• Experience with API testing , REST APIs, JSON, and HTTP methods/status codes.
• Hands-on experience with Git and source-control workflows.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines .
• Strong understanding of testing concepts, including functional, regression, integration, smoke, and exploratory testing.
• Experience with defect tracking and Agile tools such as Jira or equivalent.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Playwright Test Runner , fixtures, hooks, assertions, tracing, screenshots, videos, and reporting.
• Experience with parallel execution and optimizing automation suites for faster execution.
• Knowledge of database validation and SQL.
• Experience testing applications built using React, Angular, or similar modern web frameworks.
• Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience with test reporting solutions such as Allure or equivalent.
• Understanding of accessibility, performance, and security testing concepts is an advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as within cross-functional Agile teams.