QA Automation Engineer (Playwright).
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About the organisation.
Our client is a leading global professional services firm in the accounting and finance sector, serving organisations across many industries worldwide. They are known for large-scale digital transformation and a strong commitment to quality, innovation and continuous learning. The team fosters a collaborative, inclusive culture where engineers are encouraged to modernise how software is tested and delivered.
About the role.
We are looking for an experienced QA Automation Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Playwright to design, build and maintain robust test automation frameworks. The role focuses on automating functional, regression and integration testing within Agile teams and CI/CD pipelines. You will also help test modern and non-deterministic applications, including AI-enabled systems. This is a hybrid position based in Bengaluru.
What you will do.
- Design, develop and maintain end-to-end test automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript, JavaScript or Python
- Build and improve existing automation frameworks from scratch, ensuring scalability and maintainability
- Create and execute functional, regression and integration test suites within Agile sprints
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI or Azure DevOps
- Collaborate with developers, product owners and QA peers to define test strategy and acceptance criteria
- Analyse test results, identify defects and drive root-cause investigation with attention to detail
- Explore and apply AI-assisted testing approaches, including Playwright MCP, where applicable
- Develop strategies for testing non-deterministic applications and document best practices for the team
What you bring.
- Minimum 4 years of automation testing experience, including at least 1 year of hands-on experience with Playwright (mandatory)
- Proficiency in Playwright with TypeScript, JavaScript or Python
- Strong programming skills in at least one language and experience designing test automation frameworks
- Solid understanding of the software testing lifecycle, types of testing and Agile methodology
- Experience with Continuous Integration tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps or similar
- Working knowledge of version control systems such as Git
- Good-to-have: AI experience, Playwright MCP experience, and ability to test non-deterministic applications
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication and collaboration skills
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