QA Engineer (Playwright + Jmeter)

R Systems; Varanasi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

R Systems in India invites an experienced Senior QA Automation & Performance Engineer to lead quality assurance, automate tests across distributed teams, and drive API performance testing. You will design and maintain automated frameworks for web apps and RESTful services, integrate tests into GitHub Actions CI/CD, and collaborate to uphold quality gates.

Prior experience with Playwright, Cypress or Selenium and cloud experience (Azure) is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong QA methodologies and test automation patterns.
• Understanding of web architectures and RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on with Playwright, Cypress or Selenium.
• Proficiency in JS/TS, Java or C# for automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA processes, automation, and performance testing across distributed teams.
• Own and maintain automated test frameworks for web apps and RESTful services.
• Implement automated performance, load, and stress testing for APIs.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Collaborate with distributed teams to enforce quality gate standards.
• Manage test scripts and code using Git and Jira.
• Operate with high autonomy as the primary quality owner.

Skills

QA methodologies

Test automation frameworks

CI/CD concepts

RESTful APIs

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

C#

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

GitHub Actions

JMeter

k6

Azure

Job description

JOB TITLE: Senior QA Automation & Performance EngineerDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead quality assurance processes, functional automation, and performance testing across distributed application teams.
• Own, design, and maintain automated test frameworks for web applications and RESTful services.
• Implement automated performance, load, and stress testing for APIs to identify system bottlenecks before deployment.
• Integrate automated E2E and performance test suites directly into Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Collaborate with distributed software development teams to set and enforce quality gate standards.
• Manage test scenarios, scripts, and code using Git source control and Jira project management.
• Operate with high autonomy as the primary quality owner, driving testing initiatives with minimal supervision.

QUALIFICATION

• Strong understanding of core QA methodologies, test automation patterns, and Continuous Delivery concepts
• Deep understanding of Web-based architecture, and RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience with modern web automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium).
• Proficiency in at least one primary programming language used for test automation (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, or Java).

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in software quality assurance and test automation.
• Proven experience in designing and executing performance, load, and stress testing using tools such as k6, or JMeter.
• Experience setting up, executing, and maintaining automated test suites within GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience testing modern web application architectures (SPAs, microservices, containerized environments).
• Hands-on experience working in cloud environments (Azure platform preferred).

KNOWLEDGE

• Deep knowledge of defining comprehensive test cases and edge cases with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of performance metrics (latency, response time, throughput, error rates) and establishing failure thresholds in CI pipelines.
• Ability to analyze root causes of bugs, document detailed findings, and provide actionable engineering recommendations to improve system reliability.

PEOPLE & OTHER SKILLS

• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills to articulate defects and performance risks to developers and stakeholders.
• Exceptional self-motivation, ownership mindset, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.