Senior Software Test Engineer – Automation Testing

Jobtailor; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Chennai, India is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to own and drive QA strategy across products and platforms, leading Playwright-based automation and API automation initiatives.

You will shape standards, lead architecture reviews, mentor teams, and partner with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions with AI-powered testing and data validation in mind.

Qualifications

• Strong experience across functional, regression, integration, system and end-to-end testing across web, mobile, API and data platforms.
• Ability to define QA strategies, governance models and testing standards.
• Expertise in test planning, risk assessment, defect management, and release readiness.
• Proven track record of driving quality excellence and continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive Quality Engineering, Test Automation and Continuous Testing strategies across products and platforms.
• Lead Playwright-based automation framework design, development and evolution; API automation solutions.
• Define automation standards, governance, coding best practices and roadmaps.
• Drive AI-powered testing approaches and advanced automation capabilities.
• Lead release readiness, quality sign-off, risk assessment and root-cause analysis.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Analytical Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Quality Engineering

Tools

Playwright

API Testing (Karate)

AWS

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Zephyr

GitHub

Jenkins

SQL

Job description

• Own and drive Quality Engineering, Test Automation, and Continuous Testing strategies across products and platforms
• Lead the design, development, and evolution of Playwright-based automation frameworks and API automation solutions
• Define automation standards, governance processes, coding best practices, and quality engineering roadmaps
• Drive adoption of AI-powered testing approaches, advanced automation capabilities, and engineering innovations
• Lead release readiness, quality sign-off, risk assessment, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Mentor engineering teams and provide technical leadership
• Represent Quality Engineering in architecture reviews, design sessions, and engineering leadership forums
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions
• Communicate quality metrics, risks, release readiness status, and strategic recommendations
• Assess business impact, prioritize testing efforts, and drive risk-based quality decisions

Requirements

• Strong experience in functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing across web, mobile, API, and data platforms
• Ability to define Quality Engineering strategies, testing standards, governance models, and best practices
• Expertise in test planning, risk assessment, defect management, quality governance, and release readiness
• Proven track record of driving quality excellence and continuous improvement
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Strong expertise in Playwright automation framework development, including framework architecture, cross-browser testing, parallel execution, reporting, and CI/CD integration
• Hands-on experience in API testing and automation using Karate
• Knowledge of REST APIs, microservices, contract testing, and service integration validation
• Experience applying AI/GenAI technologies in Quality Engineering
• Strong understanding of ETL, databases, SQL, data migration, data reconciliation, and end-to-end data validation
• Knowledge of AWS cloud services, distributed systems, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Azure DevOps, JIRA, Zephyr, GitHub, and Jenkins
• Ability to lead technical discussions and participate in architecture reviews and design sessions
• Experience defining automation framework strategies, quality transformation initiatives, and engineering roadmaps
• Proven ability to mentor, coach, and provide technical leadership
• Strong analytical and debugging skills across application, API, infrastructure, and data layers
• Experience performing root cause analysis and identifying systemic quality gaps
• Skilled in troubleshooting complex enterprise application and integration issues
• Proven experience partnering with developers, architects, product managers, DevOps engineers, and leadership teams
• Strong stakeholder management and executive-level presentation capabilities
• Experience leading cross-functional quality initiatives in large-scale programs
• Experience with eCommerce applications, customer journeys, order management, payment gateways, and inventory management
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise and customer-facing platforms
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, and Continuous Testing strategies, with a strong focus on Playwright framework development, API automation, and risk-based quality decision-making. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and drive quality excellence across diverse platforms.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Playwright Automation Framework Development
• API Testing and Automation Using Karate
• Quality Engineering Strategies and Governance
• AI-Powered Testing Approaches
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Hard Skills

• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• Integration Testing
• End-to-End Testing
• Risk Assessment
• Defect Management
• SQL
• ETL
• Data Validation
• Microservices

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Mentoring
• Analytical Skills
• Communication
• Stakeholder Management

Industry Keywords

• Quality Engineering
• Test Automation
• Continuous Testing
• ECommerce Applications
• Customer Journeys

Tools & Technologies

• AWS Cloud Services
• Azure DevOps
• JIRA
• Zephyr
• GitHub
• Jenkins
• CI/CD Pipelines