Senior Automation Test Engineer | Playwright & API Expert

Absa Group; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Group seeks an experienced Automation Tester to design and implement scalable UI and API automation frameworks. You will create automated regression and end-to-end tests, perform API testing with REST Assured and Postman, and automate web apps using Playwright.

You will integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and mentor junior QA engineers in an Agile team. The role requires 8+ years in software testing with strong automation, proficiency in Java/Python/JS/TS or C#, and familiarity with modern

Qualifications

• Ideal candidates will have 8+ years of software testing experience with strong automation background.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C# is required.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright for UI automation and API automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI and API automation frameworks.
• Create and execute automated regression, functional, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Analyze requirements and craft detailed test scenarios and cases.
• Perform API testing using REST Assured, Postman, or equivalent.
• Automate web applications using Playwright.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps).
• Mentor junior QA engineers and participate in code reviews.
• Develop reusable test utilities and data solutions.
• Contribute to test strategy, architecture, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Automation testing

Playwright

API automation

Java

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

C#

CI/CD

Git

Maven/Gradle/npm

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Postman

REST Assured

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Maven

Gradle

npm

Job description

Absa Group seeks an experienced Automation Tester to design and implement scalable UI and API automation frameworks. You will create automated regression and end-to-end tests, perform API testing with REST Assured and Postman, and automate web apps using Playwright.

You will integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and mentor junior QA engineers in an Agile team. The role requires 8+ years in software testing with strong automation, proficiency in Java/Python/JS/TS or C#, and familiarity with modern