Senior QA Engineer | Automation & Playwright Specialist

Manulife; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a senior Quality Engineer to lead automation testing efforts in Manila. You will review requirements, design comprehensive test plans, and craft automation scripts using Playwright and Selenium to ensure high-quality software.

You will mentor teammates, track KPI metrics, and drive continuous improvements in testing practices within a hybrid work setup. This role emphasizes collaboration, learning, and shaping future quality standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Quality Engineering experience.
• 5+ years in Automation Testing.
• 2+ years with Playwright.
• Experience in Selenium.

Responsibilities

• Review and translate requirements to feedback for developers.
• Create, maintain and execute automation test scripts.
• Analyze automation results and investigate failures.
• Design detailed test plans and test cases.
• Perform regression testing when bugs are resolved.
• Identify KPIs for product quality.
• Track QA metrics such as defect densities and first pass rate.
• Keep up-to-date on test tools and frameworks.
• Drive quality-centric software development processes.
• Identify QA bottlenecks and design solutions.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Automation Testing

Team collaboration

Code reviews

Coaching

Communication

Learning mindset

Continuous improvement

Problem-solving

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Cucumber

Open-source testing frameworks

Job description

Manulife is seeking a senior Quality Engineer to lead automation testing efforts in Manila. You will review requirements, design comprehensive test plans, and craft automation scripts using Playwright and Selenium to ensure high-quality software.

You will mentor teammates, track KPI metrics, and drive continuous improvements in testing practices within a hybrid work setup. This role emphasizes collaboration, learning, and shaping future quality standards.