QA Engineer

Weekday; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday is seeking a QA Automation Engineer in Chennai to design, develop, and maintain scalable automated testing solutions. You will work with Development, Product, DevOps, and QA teams to expand automation coverage across web, mobile, and OTT applications, ensuring high-quality releases.

The role requires 3+ years of QA automation experience, strong programming skills in Java/JavaScript/Python, and hands-on use of Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in QA automation or related field.
• Hands-on with at least one automation framework such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium.
• Programming experience in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience testing web, mobile, and OTT applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.
• Create and execute automated test suites covering functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Develop automated tests for web, mobile, and OTT applications.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.
• Use automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, or similar tools.
• Develop automation solutions using Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or other suitable languages.
• Analyse test failures, investigate root causes, and collaborate with developers to resolve defects.
• Review requirements and designs from a testability perspective and improve automation coverage.
• Maintain, refactor, and enhance existing automation frameworks for reliability.
• Collaborate with Manual QA, Development, DevOps, Product, and other stakeholders to improve release quality.

Skills

Test automation

CI/CD integration

Programming skills

Functional testing

Automation frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Appium

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

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Experience: 3+ yrs

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for a skilled QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable automated testing solutions that improve software quality and release reliability. The role requires strong expertise in test automation frameworks, programming, CI/CD integration, functional testing, regression testing, and automation best practices.

The ideal candidate will work closely with Development, Product, DevOps, and QA teams to expand automation coverage and ensure high-quality releases across web, mobile, and OTT applications.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.


• Create and execute automated test suites covering functional, regression, integration, and other relevant testing scenarios.


• Develop automated tests for web, mobile, and OTT applications.


• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and reliable releases.


• Use automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, or similar tools.


• Develop automation solutions using Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or other suitable programming languages.


• Analyse test failures, investigate root causes, and collaborate with developers to resolve defects.


• Review business requirements, technical designs, and application changes from a testability and automation perspective.


• Maintain, refactor, and enhance existing automation frameworks to improve reliability and maintainability.


• Increase automation coverage across critical application workflows and regression scenarios.


• Develop reusable test components, utilities, libraries, and automation scripts.


• Define and follow automation standards, coding practices, documentation, and quality engineering guidelines.


• Collaborate with Manual QA, Development, DevOps, Product, and other stakeholders to improve release quality.


• Support test planning, execution, reporting, defect tracking, and release validation.


• Participate in CI/CD and deployment workflows and troubleshoot automation failures within pipelines.


• Evaluate and recommend appropriate automation tools, frameworks, and technologies.


• Contribute to performance, API, integration, and other non-functional testing initiatives where required.


• Identify opportunities to improve test execution speed, reliability, scalability, and overall QA efficiency.


• Maintain technical documentation for automation frameworks, test suites, processes, and standards.


• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and mentor team members where required.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 3+ years of experience in QA Automation, Software Testing, Quality Engineering, or a related field.


• Strong hands-on experience with at least one automation framework such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, or similar tools.


• Strong programming experience in at least one language such as Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.


• Proven experience developing, maintaining, and enhancing automated testing frameworks.


• Hands-on experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.


• Good understanding of SDLC, software testing methodologies, test strategies, and QA processes.


• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills.


• Experience designing reliable, reusable, scalable, and maintainable automation solutions.


• Good understanding of functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.


• Experience with API testing and automation would be an advantage.


• Experience testing web, mobile, and OTT applications is highly desirable.


• Familiarity with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar CI/CD tools.


• Experience with performance testing and non-functional testing would be an advantage.


• Strong understanding of Git and modern software development workflows.


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across QA, Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams.


• Ability to work independently, manage multiple testing priorities, and take ownership of automation deliverables.


• Experience defining automation standards, best practices, and technical documentation is desirable.


• Technical leadership, mentoring, or contributions to open-source projects would be an advantage.


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.