Senior QA Engineer

Andela; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Andela is looking for a skilled QA/Automation Engineer in India to build a test automation suite from the ground up. The role entails automating a backlog of test scenarios while performing some manual testing alongside. The candidate must have 7–9 years of experience in automation engineering and in using Playwright.

This opportunity suits individuals who enjoy working on scalable automation frameworks and processes. You will be part of a diverse and inclusive community committed to equal employment opportunities.

Qualifications

• 7–9 years of experience in Automation Engineering and Playwright.
• Experience in designing automation frameworks from scratch.
• Comfortable with both manual and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Build a new test automation suite from the ground up.
• Automate a substantial backlog of test scenarios.
• Perform manual testing as needed alongside automation.
• Contribute to test design, frameworks, and overall testing process improvements.

Skills

Strong, technically-oriented QA/automation engineer

Automation with Playwright

Ability to design and stand up an automation framework

Comfortable testing applications hosted on AWS

Automation Engineering (7–9 years)

Playwright (7–9 years)

Job description

About the role

This role is focused on building test automation from the ground up and is well-suited for someone who enjoys creating scalable automation frameworks and processes. There is a significant backlog of work ready to be automated, making this a highly technical, automation-driven opportunity. Previous automated tests have been deprecated, so the successful candidate will be responsible for establishing a new automation strategy and framework from scratch. The expected workload is approximately 50–70% test automation, with the remaining time dedicated to manual testing activities.

Key responsibilities

• Build a new test automation suite from the ground up.
• Automate a substantial backlog of test scenarios.
• Perform manual testing as needed alongside automation.
• Contribute to test design, frameworks, and overall testing process improvements.

Required skills

• Strong, technically-oriented QA/automation engineer.
• Automation with Playwright.
• Ability to design and stand up an automation framework with no existing foundation.
• Comfortable testing applications hosted on AWS.
• Automation Engineering (7–9 years).
• Playwright (7–9 years).

Nice to have

• Experience using Claude / AI agents to accelerate manual and automation work.
• Exposure to thick-client/desktop-to-web migration testing.

Optional skills

• Artificial Intelligence (2–3 years).

Device requirements

BYOD.

Time zone overlap requirements

Fully overlap with UTC+5.5.

Location restriction

India.

Offer

Full-time dedication (40 hours/week).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Andela is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, family or parental status, marital status, veteran status, and any other protected category under applicable laws. Our policies prohibit any form of harassment, discrimination, or bias. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoffs, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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