Senior Automation Tester - Playwright

Luxoft; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft in Bengaluru seeks a Senior QA Engineer to own manual and automated testing across a digital banking platform. You will design test strategies, build automation with Playwright, perform API testing, and validate backend data while integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.

You will collaborate with product, engineering and design teams, ensuring high quality releases. 7+ years in QA with fintech experience and strong communication are required for success.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software quality assurance with manual and automation testing.
• Experience in Fintech/Digital banking or BaaS.
• Hands-on automation using Playwright.
• Strong API testing experience with Postman.
• GitHub for defect tracking and collaboration.
• SQL for backend data validation.
• Understanding of Agile, SDLC, STLC and defect lifecycle.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication across product, engineering and business teams.
• Self-driven and able to work independently in a fast-paced product environment.

Responsibilities

• Test Planning & Execution across web, mobile, and backend.
• Design, maintain manual test cases for functional, integration and regression tests.
• Validate customer journeys and end-to-end flows.
• Maintain traceability and ensure test coverage.
• Develop and maintain automated regression suites using Playwright.
• Contribute to mobile automation using Maestro (preferred).
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
• Perform API testing and backend data validation via SQL.
• Document defects in GitHub and track resolution.
• Collaborate with developers to improve testability and quality.

Skills

QA automation

Fintech domain

Playwright automation

API testing

GitHub defect tracking

SQL data validation

Agile SDLC/STLC

Analytical problem-solving

Communication

Independent work

Tools

Playwright

Postman

GitHub

Maestro

GitHub Actions

Microservices

Job description

Project description

As a Senior QA Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and stability of Digital banking platform. You will work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Business Analysts, and Designers throughout the software development lifecycle to deliver high-quality software that meets business, customer, and regulatory expectations.This is a hands-on role requiring both manual and automation testing. You will be expected to design test strategies, build automation, perform API testing, and continuously improve our quality engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Test Planning & Execution
• Analyse business requirements and user stories to identify test scenarios and acceptance criteria.
• Design, execute, and maintain manual test cases for functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate customer journeys across web applications, mobile applications, and backend services.
• Maintain requirement-to-test traceability and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Perform exploratory testing to identify usability and functional gaps.
• Test Automation
• Design, develop, and maintain automated regression test suites using Playwright.
• Contribute to mobile automation using Maestro (preferred).
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
• Continuously improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort.
• API & Backend Testing
• Perform API testing using Postman or equivalent tools.
• Validate REST APIs, request/response payloads, business rules, and error handling.
• Execute SQL queries to verify backend data integrity and validate business transactions.
• Quality Engineering
• Identify, document, and track defects using GitHub or equivalent tools.
• Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and sprint reviews to identify quality risks early.
• Collaborate closely with developers to improve application testability and overall product quality.
• Analyse defect trends and recommend preventive improvements.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in QA processes, standards, and automation practices

SKILLS

Must have

• 7+ years of experience in software quality assurance with strong experience in both manual and automation testing.
• Experience working in a Fintech/Digital bank/Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider/Payment platform
• Strong understanding of digital banking products such as customer onboarding, identity verification, lending, deposits, payments, or customer servicing.
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining automation using Playwright.
• Strong API testing experience using Postman or similar tools.
• Experience using GitHub or similar tools for defect tracking and collaboration.
• Working knowledge of SQL for backend data validation.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, SDLC, STLC, and defect lifecycle management.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across product, engineering, and business teams.
• Self-driven, proactive, and able to work independently in a fast-paced product environment.

Nice to have

• Maestro
• GitHub Actions
• Microservices Architecture