QA Automation Engineer {With experience in Playwright or Appium}

NCS Group; Taguig; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Group in Metro Manila seeks an Automation Engineer to develop and implement QA standards, write test plans, and execute automated and manual tests. The role fixes defects, expands the automation suite, and designs test scripts from functional and technical designs.

The candidate should have strong programming skills in Python or JavaScript, experience with Playwright and Appium across web and mobile, and proficiency in SQL for backend data validation. Strong problem solving is a must.

Qualifications

• Experience with Playwright and Appium for web and mobile testing.
• Proficient in Python or JavaScript for data validation and test support.
• Experience with SQL queries to fetch data from DB for backend validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement QA standards and test plans.
• Write and execute functional and automated tests; track defects.
• Maintain and expand automation suite; design scripts from specs.
• Review business, functional and technical design docs to prepare test plans.
• Perform peer code reviews and optimize test execution; resolve defects with team.

Skills

Playwright TS

Playwright JS

Appium TS

Appium JS

Python

SQL

Desktop automation

RPA tools

Tools

UIPath

Job description

General Responsibilities

The Automation Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing quality assurance standards and measures within the project. Writes test plans, creating and executing both functional and automated tests, tracking defects and fixes, and reporting the progress of each.

Design/Development

• Supports existing Test Automation Suite by conducting timely analysis and application of fixes.
• Maintains and expands Test Automation Suite.
• Designs and develops automated test scripts from Functional and Technical designs.
• Participates in the selection of automated test development tools.
• Reviews and understand Business Requirement, Functional, and Technical Design documents and come up with a Test Plan.
• Performs project tasks and solve problems independently.
• Develops and/or maintains automated test plans and cases.
• Maintains documentation of test results.

Testing

• Executes test cases and test scripts.
• Conducts new feature testing, regression testing, and bug fix testing.
• Analyzes and identifies which tests should be automated and which are not feasible for automation.
• Participates in defect and customer issue resolution process.
• Performs peer automated test code reviews and optimize test code execution.
• Other job-related activities that may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Playwright with Typescript (Priority) or Playwright with Javascript (Alternative) for web application testing.
• Appium with Typescript (Priority) orAppium with Javascript (Alternative) for mobile application testing.
• Strong programming skills in python or Javascript
• Experience using python for data transformation and validation.
• Experience in SQL queries and fetching data from DB for backend data validation.
• Experience in automation of Desktop application.
• RPA using Community or Open Source tools (i.e. UIPath)