Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Chandigarh News; Chandigarh; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Chandigarh News is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI and API testing. You will advance automated coverage, integrate tests into CI/CD, and mentor junior engineers in a distributed team.

The role requires 5+ years in QA automation, strong Python skills, Playwright, REST Assured, and experience with AI-assisted testing tools. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of QA automation and framework development including intelligent automation solutions for traditional and AI-powered apps.
• Strong Python programming with OOP concepts.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright for UI automation and REST API automation with Rest Assured.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Understanding of automation framework architecture and design patterns.
• Experience coding with AI tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.
• Experience in distributed teams and fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, and Performance testing.
• Define and enforce automation coding standards and best practices.
• Develop automated test scripts using Python and Playwright.
• Perform framework enhancements, debugging, and root cause analysis for automation failures.
• POC explorations of new automation solutions when needed.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Evaluate AI-assisted testing solutions.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and DevOps to improve quality practices.
• Mentor junior automation engineers through code reviews and guidance.
• Track, report, and validate defects through resolution.

Skills

Python

Playwright

API testing

Pytest

CI/CD

AI tools

English

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

REST Assured

CI/CD Tools

Job description

Position Overview: Senior QA Automation Engineer

The QA Automation Engineer Sr is responsible for the seamless integration and execution of automated quality testing within the software development and deployment pipelines. The QA Automation Engineer Sr ensures the continual expansion of organization’s automated coverage capabilities, so our software doesn't reach our customers until it meets the highest standard of quality within its intended purpose.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, Performance testing and beyond
• Define and enforce automation coding standards and best practices
• Develop automated test scripts using Python and modern automation tools like playwright
• Perform framework enhancements, debugging, and root cause analysis for automation failures
• Perform analysis and POC explorations of new automation solution sets when needed
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Evaluate and implement new automation and AI-assisted testing solutions
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and DevOps teams to improve quality engineering practices
• Mentor junior automation engineers through code reviews and technical guidance
• Track, report, and validate defects through resolution

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in QA Automation and framework development including designing, intelligent automation solutions for both traditional and AI-Powered applications
• Strong programming skills in Python with solid OOP concepts
• Hands-on experience with:
• Playwright for UI automation
• Requests/Rest Assured for API automation
• Pytest or BDD frameworks
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
• Good understanding of automation framework architecture and design patterns
• Experience in coding using AI tools such as Claude Code & GitHub Copilot.
• Experience working in distributed teams
• Fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands on coding experience with Claude Code AI or any other AI tools and proven exposure to AI-assisted test generation, self-healing and autonomous test execution platforms
• Proven expertise in building and maintaining custom test automation frameworks including Frameworks supporting AI based decision making
• Experience with the WATIR framework