Automation Tester (Playwright)

HTC Global Services; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

HTC Global Services in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Test Automation Engineer to design and maintain automated UI and API tests using Playwright (TypeScript). You will own automated test execution in GitHub Actions pipelines, triage failures, and push for fast feedback.

You will also support UAT and ensure testability from requirements through release. You will collaborate with Product Owners and developers across Azure services such as Cosmos DB and Blob Storage, ensuring robust coverage for critical

Qualifications

• Experience as Test Automation Engineer with hands-on manual testing.
• Proficient with Playwright + TypeScript for UI and API test automation.
• Experience with GitHub Actions and CI pipelines to manage automated test runs.
• Familiar with Azure services (Cosmos DB, Blob Storage) and Application Insights.
• Able to translate requirements into test scenarios and automate accordingly.
• Knowledge of JSON, JWT authentication, and Postman for API testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated UI and API tests using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Execute and evolve automated test suites; triage failures and reduce flakiness.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and engineers to validate requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Support UAT with business users and capture test results for release readiness.
• Contribute to end-to-end testing across backend APIs and frontend interfaces.

Skills

Playwright

TypeScript

Automation testing

Manual testing

CI/CD

UAT support

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Cosmos DB

Blob Storage

Postman

API testing

Job description

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Working closely with developers and engineers to maintain a high-quality build, performing the right types of testing for each release (UI, API, integration, regression, exploratory)

Executing manual tests where needed, and continuously reducing manual effort by designing and implementing robust automated test coverage

Creating and maintaining automated UI and API tests usingPlaywright (TypeScript), aligned with product risks and user-critical workflows

Owning and improving daily automated test execution in ourGitHub Actionspipelines, including triage of failures, reducing flakiness, and providing clear quality signals to the team

Contributing end-to-end from requirements through release: refining acceptance criteria, ensuring testability, validating implementations, and supporting release readiness

Collaborating with Product Owners and end users to plan and facilitateUAT, including test criteria, coordination, defect follow-up, and sign-off support

Supporting system/integration testing setups that leverage our Azure services (e.g.,Blob Storage, Cosmos DB) and strengthening observability usingApplication Insights

Ensuring the integrity of business-critical outcomes, includingfinancial calculations, and maintaining stability of engineering tools through risk-based test design and regression protection

Have hands-on experience as aTest Automation Engineerwho can also execute effective manual testing when appropriate

Are proficient withPlaywright + TypeScriptfor automation (primarily UI and API), and can structure tests for maintainability, reliability, and fast feedback

Have practical experience withGitHub(code, PR workflows) andGitHub Actionsfor CI pipelines (scheduled/daily runs, artefacts, reporting, gating)

Can work effectively in an environment that uses both GitHub and Azure tooling, with familiarity across relevant Azure services such asCosmos DB, Blob Storage, Azure DevOps, andApplication Insights

Understand the full software development lifecycle and are comfortable engaging early—translating requirements and acceptance criteria into test scenarios and automation

Communicate clearly and collaborate well with developers, Product Owners, and business users; you’re able to challenge constructively and align on quality expectations

Are experienced in facilitating or supportingUATwith business users and can connect technical testing outcomes to business impact

Are confident testing complex domains where correctness matters (e.g., calculation-heavy logic), and can apply business context to decide what to automate and how

have extensive full stack testing experience on Web APIs, including knowledge of JSON, JWT authentication, and tools like Postman. Candidate with stress & injection test experience is a plus.