Senior Test Engineer- (Playwright | TypeScript)

NeST Digital Pvt Ltd.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestdigital is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to lead test automation efforts, framework development, and performance testing. The ideal candidate will design scalable automation solutions using Playwright and TypeScript, build reliable CI/CD pipelines, and champion data validation.

You will collaborate across teams, implement BDD with Cucumber, and apply Generative AI tools to boost productivity while ensuring rigorous review. Strong SQL, JMeter and AWS knowledge are a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience with Playwright and TypeScript
• Expertise in resilient locator strategies and parallel test execution
• Strong knowledge of trace-based debugging and test failure analysis
• Proven experience designing or significantly enhancing an automation framework
• Ability to explain framework architecture, design decisions, and implementation approach
• Strong SQL expertise
• Experience with JMeter for performance, load, and stress testing
• Experience with Jenkins including declarative pipelines, scheduled jobs, build agents, credential management
• Strong experience with BDD/Cucumber and Gherkin
• Working knowledge of AWS Cloud Services (EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, Lambda) preferred

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Create reliable automated test suites with robust locator strategies and parallel execution.
• Develop and execute performance testing with JMeter.
• Analyze application behavior, troubleshoot failures, and perform root cause analysis.
• Build and maintain CI/CD test automation pipelines using Jenkins.
• Create and maintain BDD-based test suites using Cucumber and Gherkin.

Job description

Minimum Required Experience : 5 years

Full Time

Skills

Jmeter

Performance Testing

Bdd Cucumbar

Typescript

Generative Ai Tools

Playwright Automation

Description

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior QA Automation Engineer with strong expertise in test automation, framework development, performance testing, and data validation. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience building automation frameworks from the ground up, developing scalable test solutions, and driving quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Create reliable automated test suites with robust locator strategies, parallel execution, and effective debugging mechanisms.
• Develop and execute performance and load testing strategies using JMeter.
• Analyze application behavior, troubleshoot failures, and perform root cause analysis.
• Build and maintain CI/CD test automation pipelines using Jenkins.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Create and maintain BDD-based test suites using Cucumber and Gherkin.
• Perform backend and data validation testing using complex SQL queries.
• Leverage Generative AI tools to improve engineering productivity while ensuring proper review and validation of generated outputs.
• Continuously improve automation coverage, framework maintainability, and testing processes.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with Playwright and TypeScript.
  • Expertise in resilient locator strategies.
  • Experience with parallel test execution.
  • Strong knowledge of trace‑based debugging and test failure analysis.
• Proven experience designing, developing, or significantly enhancing an automation framework.
  • Ability to explain framework architecture, design decisions, and implementation approach.
• Strong SQL expertise.
• Ability to understand and explain complex SQL queries and data transformations.
• Strong hands‑on experience with JMeter for performance, load, and stress testing.
• Experience with Jenkins, including:
  • Declarative pipelines
  • Scheduled jobs
  • Build agents
  • Credential management
• Strong experience with BDD/Cucumber and writing clear, maintainable Gherkin scenarios.
• Working knowledge of AWS Cloud Services, with experience supporting test automation and CI/CD workflows in cloud environments.
  • Familiarity with services such as EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, Lambda is preferred.
• Practical experience using Generative AI tools in day‑to‑day engineering activities with a strong emphasis on reviewing and validating generated outputs.
• Excellent debugging and problem‑solving skills with a structured approach to investigation and issue resolution.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ALM / Quality Center, including REST API integrations.
• Exposure to regulated software environments.
• Working knowledge of Docker and Linux.
• Experience with Oracle and/or Snowflake databases.

What We Look For

• Strong ownership and accountability.
• A quality‑first engineering mindset.
• Ability to articulate technical decisions and debugging approaches clearly.
• Curiosity, analytical thinking, and a systematic approach to problem‑solving.
• Experience building scalable, maintainable, and reliable automation solutions.