Python Automation Engineer

Vervali Systems Pvt Ltd; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vervali Systems Pvt Ltd is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer with strong Python expertise to design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks. You will work remotely and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure API and backend quality.

The role emphasizes hands-on Playwright/Pytest work, AI-assisted productivity, and integration into CI/CD pipelines, with flexible overlap hours to fit the team’s global schedule.

Qualifications

• 1-4 years of hands-on QA automation experience (or strong internship/project portfolio).
• Strong Python skills - you write clean, maintainable code, not just scripts.
• Experience with pytest, Selenium, or comparable automation frameworks
• Experience testing API-driven or distributed backend systems
• Proficiency with Linux environments - comfortable in a terminal
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or equivalent)
• Sharp analytical mind you trace problems to root cause, not just symptoms
• Strong written communication -PRs, bug reports, and design docs are clear and precise
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, auth protocols)

Responsibilities

• The candidate should have a good understanding of Python programming and be comfortable reading and understanding Python code.
• The candidate should be comfortable and hands-on with AI tools to improve productivity and support automation activities.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright or similar frameworks using Python.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Python/ Pytest
• Own end-to-end and integration test suites covering core product features
• Architect Page Object Models and data-driven test strategies
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Drive reduction of hardcoded sleeps, flakiness, and test duplication across the test suite

Skills

Python

Playwright

Pytest

Linux

CI/CD

Strong written communication

Networking fundamentals

Tools

Selenium

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Job description

Strong Python coding experience is required

Experience: 5+ Years

Work Mode : Remote (WFH)

Notice period: Immediate -15 days

Employment Type: Contractual/Fulltime

Working Hours & Shift Details: 10:30 PM 2:30 AM IST or 11:30 PM 3:30 AM IST (adjusts based on Daylight Saving Time)

Flexibility: The above 4 hours is fixed overlap hours. The remaining 4 you can work flexibly before or after the overlap window.

Key Skills:

Programming language : Python

Framework: Playwright

Testing : Pytest

Skills & Experience

• 1-4 years of hands-on QA automation experience (or strong internship/project portfolio)
• Strong Python skills - you write clean, maintainable code, not just scripts
• Experience with pytest, Selenium, or comparable automation frameworks
• Experience testing API-driven or distributed backend systems
• Proficiency with Linux environments - comfortable in a terminal
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or equivalent)
• Sharp analytical mind you trace problems to root cause, not just symptoms
• Strong written communication -PRs, bug reports, and design docs are clear and precise
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, auth protocols)

Key Responsibilities

• The candidate should have a good understanding of Python programming and be comfortable reading and understanding Python code.
• The candidate should be comfortable and hands-on with AI tools to improve productivity and support automation activities.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright or similar frameworks using Python.

Test Automation

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Python/ Pytest
• Own end-to-end and integration test suites covering core product features
• Architect Page Object Models and data-driven test strategies
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Drive reduction of hardcoded sleeps, flakiness, and test duplication across the test suite

Test Planning & Test Execution

• Participate in sprint planning and release planning to define test scope and entry/exit criteria
• Write test plans and test strategies for new features covering functional, regression, edge case, and negative scenarios
• Break down requirements and user stories into structured, traceable test cases
• Execute manual and automated test cycles across functional, integration, and regression suites
• Maintain and triage test results log defects clearly, track them to resolution, and verify fixes
• Coordinate with developers and PMs to ensure test coverage aligns with release readiness criteria
• Contribute to sprint retrospectives with quality metrics and observations from the test cycle

Technical Investigation & Quality Engineering

• Reproduce and root-cause complex bugs in distributed, networked security products
• Partner with developers to define testability requirements during design
• Analyse test failure trends and surface systemic quality risks to leadership
• Write clear, precise bug reports that accelerate resolution

Framework & Tooling

• Contribute to internal QA tooling test orchestration, reporting dashboards, infrastructure automation
• Evaluate and introduce new tools or libraries where they solve real problems
• Participate in architecture reviews for test frameworks

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with dev, PM, and DevOps teams in an Agile environment
• Support release readiness reviews and regression planning
• Learn from and collaborate with senior engineers and the QA Manager grow fast in a high-trust environment