QA Automation Engineer

NationsBenefits; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

NationsBenefits is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain robust UI automation using Playwright with TypeScript. You will validate REST and gRPC APIs, execute SQL data checks, and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines while collaborating across teams in an Agile environment.

You will work on end-to-end testing, review requirements, and ensure quality across the software development lifecycle, contributing to growth and reliability of healthcare solutions.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of Software QA and test automation experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright using TypeScript.
• Experience testing REST APIs and gRPC APIs/services.
• Solid understanding of API protocols, JSON, Protobuf, HTTP/HTTP2.
• Hands-on with Postman, gRPC clients (grpcurl/BloomRPC), or equivalent.
• Strong SQL skills for data validation and checks.
• Experience in test automation framework design, maintenance, and execution.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and STLC.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust UI automation frameworks using Playwright.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and system testing for web apps.
• Validate REST and gRPC services including contract validation.
• Develop and execute automated API tests with Playwright or similar tools.
• Execute SQL queries for data integrity checks and business rules validation.
• Review requirements and designs to define effective test strategies.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and backlog refinement.
• Identify, document, and track defects to resolution.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and DevOps for quality.

Skills

Software QA

Test Automation

Agile/Scrum

STLC

Communication

Tools

Playwright

TypeScript

Postman

gRPC testing

grpcurl

BloomRPC

SQL

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

Company Overview

NationsBenefits is the leading provider of supplemental benefits, flex cards, and member engagement solutions that partner with managed care organizations to provide innovative healthcare solutions designed to drive growth, improve outcomes, reduce costs, and delight members. Our comprehensive suite of innovative supplemental benefits, payments platform, and member engagement solutions help health plans deliver high-quality benefit to their members, addressing social determinants of health and improving member health outcomes and satisfaction. With a compliance‑focused infrastructure, proprietary technology systems, and premier service delivery model, we enable our health plan partners to deliver high-quality, value‑based care to millions of members.

We offer a fulfilling work environment that attracts top talent and encourages all associates to do their part in delivering premier service to internal and external customers alike. It’s how we’re transforming the healthcare industry for the better. We provide career advancement opportunities within the organization with multiple locations in Florida, California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and India.

You might also like to know that NationsBenefits is also recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America. We’re proud of how far we’ve come, and a career with us also gives you growth opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust UI automation frameworks using Playwright.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, end‑to‑end, and system testing for web applications.
• Validate REST APIs and gRPC services, including request/response verification, error handling, and contract validation.
• Develop and execute automated API tests using Playwright or other API automation frameworks.
• Perform database validation by writing and executing SQL queries to verify data integrity and business rules.
• Review business requirements and technical designs to define effective test strategies and test scenarios.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Analyze test metrics and provide recommendations for improving product quality and testing efficiency.

Required Skills

• 3–6 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Playwright using TypeScript.
• Experience testing REST APIs and gRPC APIs/services.
• Strong understanding of API protocols, JSON, Protocol Buffers (Protobuf), HTTP/HTTP2, authentication, and service validation.
• Hands‑on experience using tools such as Postman, gRPC clients (e.g., grpcurl or BloomRPC), or equivalent API testing tools.
• Strong SQL skills with experience in database testing, including data validation, complex queries, joins, stored procedures, and data consistency checks.
• Experience with test automation framework design, maintenance, and execution.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
• Experience with Git and version control best practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.