Remote Senior QA Automation Engineer - Playwright

BlackCube Labs; United States; Remote; USD 58,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriday Inc. seeks a Senior QA Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain Playwright-based regression tests in a Node.js environment. You will organize test plans in Azure DevOps, prioritize automation candidates, and refine AI-generated tests for reliability.

The role emphasizes building scalable automation, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, and reporting results with traceability. Remote Canada contract for 6 months with possible extension.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on test automation experience as an individual contributor.
• Strong Playwright experience with JavaScript/TypeScript on Node.js.
• Experience building maintainable test automation using reusable components, fixtures, locators, assertions, and appropriate test design patterns.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps Test Plans, including test cases, test suites, test runs, and results management.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, preferably Azure DevOps Pipelines.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot in day-to-day test development.
• Experience reviewing and translating existing manual test documentation into structured test cases and executable automation.
• Ability to assess regression test coverage, identify duplication and gaps, and prioritize automation based on business value and execution effort.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated browser-based regression tests using Playwright and JavaScript/TypeScript on Node.js.
• Establish and maintain the regression test inventory in Azure DevOps Test Plans, including test cases, suites, and traceability.
• Identify high-value automation candidates based on repeatability and business criticality.
• Develop automated Playwright tests using AI-assisted tools and refine output for reliability.
• Establish automated execution and reporting, including publishing results to Azure DevOps.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and maintain stability and low flakiness.
• Investigate failures, log defects with clear reproduction steps, and collaborate with developers and QA to resolve.
• Evaluate and potentially adopt an Azure DevOps MCP Server to connect AI tooling to test plans.
• Document frameworks, conventions and runbooks for post-contract maintenance.

Skills

Playwright

JavaScript/TS

Node.js

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Test automation

AI tooling

Regression testing

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Playwright MCP

Azure DevOps MCP Server

Job description

Veriday Inc. seeks a Senior QA Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain Playwright-based regression tests in a Node.js environment. You will organize test plans in Azure DevOps, prioritize automation candidates, and refine AI-generated tests for reliability.

The role emphasizes building scalable automation, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, and reporting results with traceability. Remote Canada contract for 6 months with possible extension.