QA Engineer

Weekday 1; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday 1 in Chennai is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable automated testing solutions across web, mobile, and OTT applications. The role requires strong expertise in test automation frameworks, programming, CI/CD integration, functional and regression testing, and automation best practices.

The ideal candidate will work with Development, Product, DevOps, and QA teams to expand automation coverage and ensure high-quality releases.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of QA Automation or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks.
• Create and execute automated test suites covering functional, regression, integration, and other 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 tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, or similar.

Skills

Test automation

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Appium

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Web, mobile, OTT testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Engineering

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Appium

Job description

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟭𝟴𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟭𝟮-𝟭𝟴 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 3+ yrs

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for a skilledQA Automation Engineerto design, develop, and maintain scalable automated testing solutions that improve software quality and release reliability. The role requires strong expertise intest 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 scalabletest automation frameworks.
• Create and execute automated test suites covering functional, regression, integration, and other relevant testing scenarios.
• Develop automated tests forweb, mobile, and OTT applications.
• Integrate automated test suites intoCI/CD pipelinesto support continuous testing and reliable releases.
• Use automation frameworks such asSelenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, or similar tools.
• Develop automation solutions usingJava, 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 experiencein QA Automation, Software Testing, Quality Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong hands-on experience with at least one automation framework such asSelenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, or similar tools.
• Strong programming experience in at least one language such asJava, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.
• Proven experience developing, maintaining, and enhancing automated testing frameworks.
• Hands-on experience integrating automated tests intoCI/CD pipelines.
• Good understanding ofSDLC, 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 withAPI testing and automationwould be an advantage.
• Experience testingweb, mobile, and OTT applicationsis highly desirable.
• Familiarity withGitHub 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 toopen-source projectswould be an advantage.
• Bachelor's degree inComputer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.