Senior Automation Tester with Playwright

The Senior Automation Tester will be primarily focused on automation and will be responsible for implementing and executing test scripts, executing and identifying/reporting bugs to ensure the delivery of a reliable and scalable platform to customers. Working with the Test Lead and would be involved with planning, design, and building the client automation test framework, standards, and guidelines. He/she will be a critical part of the client's strategy to continue the path of transforming the products from a functional testing capability to an automated testing capability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Designs, implements, operates, and maintains new and existing automated testing framework/s to support testing of front-end, API, database tiers across different browsers and devices.
• Develops, executes, maintains, and optimises automated tests based on existing, updated, and new manual test cases written by the functional testers.
• Provides clear and reliable reporting of automated test execution results and bugs to ensure delivery of reliable and scalable products to our customers.
• Performs and participates in code reviews to promote best practices in the test automation space.
• Works in conjunction with the Test Lead to create best practice assessments of the current level of testing methods, processes, standardisation; followed by the design, tailoring, consultation, implementation and standardisation of those methods and techniques across all future work.
• Applies knowledge of quality assurance and testing areas to define quality and test strategy.
• Creates and maintains the project quality plan and project test plan.
• Executes tests and provides updates to the project team to meet quality objectives.
• Performs self-based training in the upcoming technology, quality approaches, and testing techniques.
• Manages and maintains excellent and professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders and always provides excellent service and support.
• Effectively communicates and sets direction with clients.
• Champions in the implementation of new testing approaches or new technology.
• Prepares weekly and monthly regular reports of progress.
• Willing to take on new responsibilities as may be assigned by the management.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

• Strong working knowledge in Manual and Automation Testing using multiple testing tools and technical testing approaches.
• Proficient in automation, preferably in Playwright and Selenium.
• Performance testing, Load, Stress Testing
• Jmeter (performance testing tool)
• Experience in JavaScript based performance testing tools like K6, Artillery and similar.
• Functional test automation experience using tools like Selenium, WebDriver IO, Cypress, Robot Framework
• BDD (automation) implementation experience, Selenium specifically.
• CI/CD pipeline implementation experience using Jenkins
• Experience in Git workflow
• API automation testing
• Java, .NET, Typescript, JavaScript programming experience.
• Strong analytical skills to identify test plan automation possibilities.
• Excellent professional communication skills.
• Highly self-motivated, proactive, resourceful, decisive, and has a positive attitude towards work.
• Has strong time management skills, problem-solving, and root cause identification skills.
• Flexible and adaptable.

DESIRED COMPETENCIES:

• ISTQB Foundation Certification

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelors/College Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent.
• More than eight years of extensive automation test experience in a similar role.