QA Automation Engineer - Consumer Lending

Role Overview

We are looking for a skilled QA Automation Engineer with strong experience in Java, Playwright, UI automation, CI/CD pipelines, SQL, and basic AWS cloud practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks to ensure high-quality software delivery across web applications and cloud-based platforms in a consumer lending environment.

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Java and Playwright.
• Create robust UI automation test suites for web applications.
• Develop and execute functional, regression, smoke, integration, and end-to-end test cases.
• Write and execute SQL queries to validate backend data and support test scenarios.
• Perform database validation by comparing application results with database records.
• Build reusable automation frameworks and improve existing test automation coverage.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, or similar.
• Work closely with developers, product owners, Dev Ops engineers, and QA teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, document issues, and track them through resolution.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain automation coding standards.
• Support basic testing of applications deployed on AWS cloud environments.
• Contribute to test strategy, test planning, and continuous improvement of QA practices.

• Strong hands-on experience with Java.
• Experience with Playwright for UI test automation.
• Solid understanding of UI testing, browser automation, and cross-browser testing.
• Experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks.
• Good knowledge of SQL and ability to write queries for data validation.
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, or SQL Server.
• Knowledge of testing methodologies, defect lifecycle, and QA best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, Bamboo, or Azure Dev Ops.
• Familiarity with build tools such as Maven or Gradle.
• Experience with version control systems, especially Git.
• Basic understanding of REST APIs and API testing.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Basic understanding of AWS cloud services such as EC2, S3, Cloud Watch and cloud deployment concepts.

• Experience with Playwright Test, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, or BDD frameworks.
• Experience with API automation using REST Assured, Postman/Newman, or similar tools.
• Strong SQL query writing skills, including joins, filters, aggregations, and data comparison.
• Experience with performance, accessibility, or security testing.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.