Senior QA Automation Engineer (fixed-term)

valtech; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace refreshments

Social events

Challenging project work

Open feedback culture

Interview accommodations

Job summary

Valtech is seeking an experienced test automation engineer to own the Playwright framework for a fixed-term delivery team. You will design and maintain tests for web interfaces and APIs, collaborating with analysts, developers and a client. AI coding agents will assist with design and maintenance, with guidance on best practices.

You will drive framework architecture, investigate flaky tests, and extend coverage to mobile when needed, ensuring quality evolves with the product.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in test automation, including 2+ years using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript in production.
• Experience testing APIs and microservices, plus UI checks.
• CI/CD experience and practical BDD in an Agile team; working AI-assisted testing practice.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and roll out Playwright automation frameworks using TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Automate checks for APIs and microservices as well as user interfaces.
• Collaborate with analysts, developers and the client on behaviour-driven development in an Agile team.

Skills

Playwright

TypeScript/JavaScript

CI/CD

Agile

AI-assisted testing

Job description

Role overview

On a fixed-term contract, own the test automation approach for a delivery team and help make its checks dependable as the product evolves. You'll design and maintain a Playwright framework, cover web interfaces as well as APIs and services, and work with analysts, developers and a client to build quality into delivery. AI coding agents are part of the testing workflow, with careful review of generated work and opportunities to guide team practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and roll out Playwright automation frameworks using TypeScript or JavaScript, keeping growing test suites stable.
• Automate checks for APIs and microservice-based systems as well as user interfaces.
• Collaborate with analysts, developers and the client on behaviour-driven development in an Agile team.
• Investigate flaky or intermittent failures to identify underlying causes.
• Use AI agents to assist with test design, authoring and maintenance, and verify that generated tests provide meaningful coverage.
• Help establish project practices for agent-assisted testing, including reusable instructions and review steps.
• Coach colleagues, communicate quality risks and technical trade-offs, and extend coverage to mobile when needed.

Requirements

• At least five years in test automation, including at least two years using Playwright with TypeScript or JavaScript in production.
• Strong knowledge of Playwright fixtures, locator strategies, auto-waiting, network interception and mocking, trace debugging and parallel execution.
• Experience testing responsive and mobile web behavior across devices, viewports and browsers.
• Experience designing automation framework architecture, rather than only adding tests to an existing framework.
• API and microservices testing experience, including HTTP and network inspection tools.
• CI/CD experience, practical BDD experience in an Agile team, and a working AI-assisted testing practice.

Nice to have

• Native iOS or Android automation, ideally using Appium with WebdriverIO; experience with another automation stack; or performance and cloud testing.
• Experience coordinating multi-step AI agent workflows or contributing through mentoring, talks or technical writing.

Benefits and work setup

The listing mentions workplace refreshments, social events, challenging project work and an open feedback culture. Interview accommodations are available on request.