Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - Playwright & WebdriverIO

GE Vernova; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance provided

Job summary

GE Vernova in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Test Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable automation solutions. You will drive test strategy, build frameworks, integrate with CI/CD, and apply modern Quality Engineering practices.

The role requires 5–8 years in test automation with TypeScript/JavaScript, Selenium, Playwright, API testing, and strong algorithms knowledge. You will mentor juniors and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or STEM.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience.
• Academic background in Computer Science or other STEM disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Break down testing problems, estimate effort, and deliver high-quality testing and automation for features.
• Apply SDLC principles and testing methodologies throughout the development lifecycle.
• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance scalable UI/API automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
• Write effective automated tests that validate critical requirements and withstand changes.
• Collaborate to create test plans, automation strategies, and quality metrics.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

UI Test Automation

API testing

Data structures & algorithms

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

WebDriverIO

Cucumber

Rest Assured

Karate

Job description

Job Description Summary

Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable test automation solutions while ensuring high product quality through effective test strategy, framework development, CI/CD integration, and modern Quality Engineering practices. Demonstrates the ability to work independently, solve complex problems, estimate quality-related tasks, and drive continuous improvements.

Job Description

Job Description

Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

Experience: 5 to 8 years of relevant experience.

Academic Background: Computer Science or other STEM disciplines.

Technical Skills

• Good Programming experience in Type script/Java script


• Experience in UI Test Automation using Selenium, Playwright, WebDriverIO Automation and specifically writing code in Type script or Java


• Experience testing API’s, and automation with Karate/ Rest Assured/playwright


• Be skilled in core data structures and algorithms


• Experience in writing, executing and monitoring automated test suites using a variety of technologies including, but not limited to, Cucumber, Playwright, Selenium

Essential Responsibilities

Responsible for testing a feature and or a small feature set.

Contributes to the team and works with direction from Senior Team Members or management; increasing the ability to work independently.

In this role, you will:

• Break down testing problems, estimate effort, and independently deliver high-quality testing, test case creation, and automation for features and small feature sets.


• Apply SDLC principles and testing methodologies (Agile, Lean, XP, CI/CD, Continuous Testing, Scalability, and Test Design techniques) throughout the software development lifecycle.


• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance scalable UI/API automation frameworks, reusable components, utilities, and coding standards that improve automation efficiency, execution speed, and maintainability.


• Create, configure, and maintain automated test suites, testing tools, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins), including quality gates, parallel execution, environment validation, and system-level integration testing.


• Write effective, maintainable, and reusable automated tests that validate critical functional requirements and remain resilient to application changes and code refactoring.


• Analyze, debug, and troubleshoot issues across applications, APIs, automation frameworks, infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines; collaborate with development teams to resolve defects and improve build quality.


• Collaborate with Quality Leaders and cross-functional teams to create test plans, define automation strategies, establish quality metrics, dashboards, KPIs, and continuously improve quality engineering practices.


• Demonstrate expertise in application domains, core data structures, algorithms, testing tools, automation best practices, and modern Quality Engineering technologies, including AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot.


• Mentor junior QA engineers, conduct code reviews, share technical knowledge, and provide guidance on automation frameworks, best practices, and testing methodologies.


• Take ownership of deliverables, identify opportunities for process improvement and innovation, implement reusable automation solutions, and contribute to organizational quality and engineering excellence.

Desired Characteristics

• Have a solid understanding of the underlying infrastructure needed to run a large distributed web application


• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks


• Has the ability to make technology choices based on experience


• Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry

Leadership

• Has the ability to take ownership of small tasks and deliver without supervision while using their discretion to seek help when necessary


• Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence


• Recognizes collaborative behavior and participates in collaborative activities


• Learns organization vision statement and decision-making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrate the ability to help team members


• Seeks to understand problems thoroughly before implementing solutions. Asks questions to clarify requirements when ambiguities are present


• Identifies opportunities for innovation and offers new ideas. Takes the initiative to experiment with new software frameworks


• Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed.


• When coached, responds to need & seeks info from other sources

Benefits

• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Additional Information

Additional Information