Senior Automation Engineer

Zoho; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Innover is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer (Playwright + TypeScript) to join our Quality Engineering team. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks, ensuring robust test automation practices across product development.

The role involves building end-to-end tests for UI and API, integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, analyzing results, and mentoring junior engineers to elevate automation standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation.
• Expert level experience in Playwright with TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of automated UI and API testing.
• Hands-on experience in designing and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch.
• Experience with REST API testing tools and Git version control.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end test automation scripts using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Build and enhance reusable automation frameworks aligned with best engineering practices.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, Business Analysts, and QA teams to define test strategies.
• Develop automated test suites covering functional, regression, API, integration, and UI testing.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and contribute to continuous testing initiatives.
• Analyze test execution results, identify root causes, and work with development teams to resolve defects.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and Agile ceremonies.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and drive automation best practices within the team.

Skills

Playwright

TypeScript

UI testing

API testing

Automation frameworks

CI/CD

Git

Agile/Scrum

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

REST API testing tools

Job description

At Innover, we endeavor to see our clients become connected, insight-driven businesses. Our integrated Digital Experiences, Data & Insights and Digital Operations studios help clients embrace digital transformation and drive unique outstanding experiences that apply to the entire customer lifecycle. Our connected studios work in tandem to reimagine the convergence of innovation, technology, people, and business agility to deliver impressive returns on investments. We help organizations capitalize on current trends and game-changing technologies molding them into future-ready enterprises.

Take a look at how each of our studios represents deep pockets of expertise and delivers on the promise of data-driven, connected enterprises.

Experience Required

5+ years

Job Description

Job Description: Senior QA Automation Engineer(Playwright + TypeScript)

Experience: 5+ Years

Location: [Location as applicable]

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced QAAutomation Engineer with strong expertise in Playwright using TypeScript to join our Quality Engineering team. The ideal candidate will be responsiblefor designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks andensuring high-quality software delivery through robust test automationpractices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design,develop, and maintain end-to-end test automation scripts using Playwrightand TypeScript.
  
• Buildand enhance reusable automation frameworks aligned with best engineeringpractices.
  
• Collaborateclosely with Product Owners, Developers, Business Analysts, and QA teamsto understand requirements and define test strategies.
  
• Developautomated test suites covering functional, regression, API, integration,and UI testing.
  
• Integrateautomated tests into CI/CD pipelines and contribute to continuous testinginitiatives.
  
• Analyzetest execution results, identify root causes, and work with developmentteams to resolve defects.
  
• Participatein sprint planning, backlog grooming, and Agile ceremonies.
  
• Ensureautomation coverage across critical business workflows and improve overalltest efficiency.
  
• Mentorjunior QA engineers and drive automation best practices within the team.
  

Required Skills

Mandatory

• 5+years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation.
  
• Expert-levelexperience in Playwright with TypeScript.
  
• Strongunderstanding of automated UI and API testing.
  
• Hands-onexperience in designing and maintaining automation frameworks fromscratch.
  
• Experiencewith REST API testing tools and frameworks.
  
• Experiencewith Git version control systems.
  
• Strongknowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
  
• Experiencewith CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, orequivalent.
  
• Strongdebugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  

Preferred

• Experiencein cloud-based testing environments.
  
• Knowledgeof performance testing concepts.
  
• Experiencewith SQL and database validation.
  
• Familiaritywith BDD frameworks and reporting tools.
  

Technical Expectations

The candidate should demonstrate:

• Abilityto create and scale Playwright automation frameworks for largeapplications.
  
• Implementationof parallel execution, custom reporting, retry mechanisms, and test datamanagement.
  
• APIautomation capabilities integrated with UI automation suites.
  
• Strongunderstanding of test architecture, maintainability, and code qualitypractices.
  

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor'sdegree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or arelated field.
  

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Highlyproactive and self-driven.
  
• Strongcommunication and stakeholder-management skills.
  
• Abilityto work independently and drive quality initiatives.
  
• Passionateabout automation, innovation, and continuous improvement.