Sdet Automation Test Engineer

Tekskills; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills in Hyderabad, India, seeks a QA Automation Engineer to build and maintain scalable test automation using Playwright with TypeScript. You will integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with developers to improve testability.

The role also involves manual testing for complex features, exploratory testing, and mentoring junior engineers on automation best practices to ensure speed, reliability, and clear defect reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing test automation frameworks.
• Proficiency with Playwright and TypeScript for web UI and API testing.
• Ability to perform manual testing when automation is not feasible.
• Experience with defect tracking (e.g., Jira) and good logging/ evidence gathering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript.
• Automate UI, API (REST), and backend tests focusing on reliability and performance.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git, Jenkins).
• Design and execute manual test cases for complex features and perform exploratory testing.

Skills

Test automation

CI/CD

REST API testing

Tools

Playwright

TypeScript

CI/CD tools

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