Senior QA Automation Engineer - Cypress & Playwright

07/07/2026

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Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for UI and API testing.

• Build and execute automation test suites using Cypress and/or Playwright.

• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders to review requirements and define test strategies.

• Design reusable automation components and testing utilities to improve testing efficiency.

• Perform functional, regression, integration, API, and end-to-end testing.

• Investigate, isolate, troubleshoot, and resolve application defects using both automated and manual testing techniques.

• Validate Angular or Vue-based web applications and RESTful APIs; support GraphQL testing where applicable.

• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery.

• Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, and test documentation based on business requirements.

• Ensure applications meet performance, security, reliability, scalability, and usability standards.

• Perform rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept testing for new solutions.

• Mentor junior QA Automation Engineers and promote automation best practices.

• Participate in cross-team collaboration to improve automation standards and testing processes.

• Support accessibility testing and quality engineering initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.

• 6+ years of professional experience in software testing or software development with a strong focus on test automation.

• Experience developing and maintaining enterprise automation frameworks using Cypress and/or Playwright.

• Experience testing Angular or Vue-based web applications.

• Experience testing RESTful APIs;
GraphQL experience is a plus.

• Strong understanding of automated and manual testing methodologies.

• Experience working in Agile Scrum environments.

• Experience with Dev Ops practices and CI/CD pipelines.

• Hands-on experience with Git or Bitbucket, Jenkins, and deployment automation tools.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GraphQL testing.

• Experience with code quality and test coverage tools such as Sonar or Sea Lights.

• Experience with accessibility testing.

• Experience mentoring junior engineers and promoting automation best practices.

• Passion for learning and adopting emerging technologies and testing tools.