Remote QA Automation Engineer responsible for designing, building, and maintaining Playwright-based automation frameworks. Perform functional, regression, smoke, end-to-end, integration, and API testing using JavaScript/TypeScript and tools like Postman or REST Assured. Integrate tests with CI/CD, validate integrations, convert requirements to automated test cases, and track defects with Jira/Azure DevOps while collaborating with technical and business teams.
This is a remote position.
We are looking for a QA Automation Engineer with strong experience in Playwright automation, API testing, integration testing, and excellent communication skills. The candidate should be able to build and maintain automation frameworks, validate end-to-end business workflows, and collaborate effectively with technical and business teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright.
- Build scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation frameworks.
- Perform functional, regression, smoke, end-to-end, integration, and API testing.
- Automate web application test scenarios using JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Validate integration points between applications, services, APIs, and third-party systems.
- Create and execute API test cases using tools such as Postman, Playwright API, REST Assured, or similar tools.
- Verify request/response payloads, status codes, headers, authentication, error handling, and data validation.
- Integrate automation scripts with CI/CD pipelines. .
- Convert business requirements into clear test scenarios and automated test cases.
- Log, track, and communicate defects clearly using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
Required Skills
- Strong experience in QA automation testing (5+ years).
- Hands-on expertise with Playwright or similar tools.
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Strong experience with API testing and RESTful services.
- Good understanding of integration testing across systems, services, and applications.
- Experience with tools such as Postman, Swagger, REST Assured, or Playwright API testing.
- Experience with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
- Good understanding of Agile/Scrum, SDLC, and STLC.
Communication Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work closely with product owners, business analysts, developers, QA teams, and business users.
- Strong ability to understand business processes, workflows, and system behavior.
- Experience reviewing user stories, acceptance criteria, business rules, and requirement documents.
- Ability to ask clarifying questions, identify gaps, and support requirement discussions.
Preferred Profile
The ideal candidate is a proactive QA automation resource who can take ownership of automation, API, and integration testing activities while ensuring that delivered functionality meets both technical requirements and business expectations.
Numentica LLC Austin, Texas, USA Office
13706 Research Blvd, Suite 305, Austin, United States, 78750
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