SDET - Playwright

Job Summary

Our client is seeking a SDET - Playwright to join their team! This position is located in Columbus, Ohio.

• Build reusable test libraries and utilities, including authentication, pagination, idempotency, rate limiting, and error handling
• Define and execute test strategies across unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end test layers
• Create robust negative, edge-case, and resilience tests
• Apply mocking strategies where appropriate
• Manage test data and environments, including fixtures, seeding, and synthetic data, to ensure deterministic and reliable test runs
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops), ensuring fast, stable, and gated deployments
• Participate in design and code reviews, advocating for testability, automation best practices, and overall quality
• Document test frameworks, patterns, and runbooks; clearly communicate testing outcomes and recommendations to engineering teams
• Collaborate cross-functionally with QA, engineering, and product teams to support successful delivery

• 3+ years of experience as an SDET or QA Automation Engineer with a strong focus on Playwright
• Experience testing POS systems or complex transactional platforms is preferred
• Proven experience configuring CI/CD pipelines, test reporting, and gating on failures or coverage thresholds
• Familiarity with mocking frameworks and test data management strategies
• Strong debugging skills across logs, traces, and network traffic; comfort using CLI tools such as curl
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative, team-first mindset
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

The approximate pay range for this position starting at $150,000
. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.

At Kelly Mitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges.

As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.

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