Sdet Automation Test Engineer

Tekskills; Bulandshahr; Hybrid; INR 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to design and maintain scalable automation using Playwright and TypeScript. You will automate UI, REST API, and backend tests, while focusing on reliability and performance. The role includes integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines and collaborating with developers to shift-left testing.

You will also conduct manual testing, exploratory testing, and mentor junior engineers in best practices for both manual and automated approaches.

Qualifications

• Design and execute manual test cases for complex features where automation is not feasible.
• Perform exploratory testing to uncover edge cases and usability issues.
• Verify bug fixes and perform regression testing when required.
• Mentor junior engineers on manual and automation best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript.
• Automate UI, API (REST), and backend tests with a focus on reliability and performance.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Git, Jenkins).
• Collaborate with developers to shift-left testing and improve testability.
• Participate in requirement reviews to identify test scenarios early.

Skills

Manual testing

Exploratory testing

Bug reporting

Mentoring

Shift-left testing

Tools

Playwright

TypeScript

REST API testing

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Automation:

• Develop and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript.
• Automate UI, API (REST), and backend tests with a focus on reliability and performance.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git, Jenkins).
• Optimize test suites for speed and maintainability.

Manual Testing:

• Design and execute manual test cases for complex features where automation is not feasible.
• Perform exploratory testing to uncover edge cases and usability issues.
• Verify bug fixes and conduct regression testing in manual mode when required.
• Document and report defects with clear steps, logs, and evidence (JIRA/Similar tools).

Collaboration & Process:

• Collaborate with developers to shift-left testing and improve testability.
• Participate in requirement reviews to identify test scenarios early.
• Mentor junior engineers on both manual and automation best practices.

Preferred candidate profile