QA Automation Engineer: Playwright, Java & API Testing

Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in Charlotte, NC is seeking a QA Automation Analyst to design, develop, and maintain modern automation frameworks. You will implement tests using Selenium, Playwright, and UFT, writing scripts in Java and Python, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).

Responsibilities include creating data-driven test suites, API verification, cross-browser validation, and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring quality across UI, API,

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks.
• Ability to create comprehensive test plans, cases, and data-driven scripts.
• Strong knowledge of web, API, and database validation testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, and UFT.
• Develop automation scripts using Java and/or Python.
• Create and execute functional, regression, smoke, sanity, and end-to-end test suites.
• Build scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation frameworks from scratch.
• Automate web, API, and database validation test scenarios.
• Develop and maintain Playwright-based automation solutions for modern web applications.
• Create and execute UFT scripts for legacy and enterprise applications.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Develop data-driven, keyword-driven, and hybrid automation frameworks.
• Perform API testing using REST/SOAP services and automation tools.
• Analyze business requirements and create automation test strategies, plans, and test cases.
• Conduct root cause analysis of test failures and work closely with development teams.
• Execute automation suites and publish test execution reports and metrics.
• Implement cross-browser and cross-platform automation testing.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Validate UI, backend, APIs, and database integrations.
• Manage defects using Jira, ALM, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Optimize automation coverage and reduce manual testing efforts.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote automation best practices.
• Continuously evaluate new testing tools, AI-assisted testing techniques, and automation improvements.

Skills

Selenium WebDriver

Java

Playwright

UFT

TestNG

JUnit

PyTest

Python

API Testing

SQL

Git & Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

REST Assured

Postman

SOAP UI

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in Charlotte, NC is seeking a QA Automation Analyst to design, develop, and maintain modern automation frameworks. You will implement tests using Selenium, Playwright, and UFT, writing scripts in Java and Python, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).

Responsibilities include creating data-driven test suites, API verification, cross-browser validation, and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring quality across UI, API,