Automation Engineer (Playwright)
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Automation Engineer with 6+ years of overall QA experience. The ideal candidate must have strong expertise in Playwright, TypeScript/JavaScript, API testing, Quality Management Systems (QMS), CI/CD pipelines, and microservices architecture, along with mandatory experience in the healthcare or medical device industry.
This is an individual contributor role requiring strong debugging skills, a self-driven mindset, and ownership of end-to-end quality engineering activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using Playwright and TypeScript.
- Perform cross-browser and cross-platform testing across web, Android, and iOS devices.
- Execute and manage automation suites using BrowserStack or other cloud-based device farms.
- Debug automation failures, analyze root causes, and work with development teams to resolve issues.
- Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines and support automated build and release processes.
- Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to understand requirements and identify functional gaps.
- Ensure test coverage, quality standards, and timely delivery of automation activities.
- Take end-to-end ownership of assigned tasks and drive them independently to completion.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 6+ years of experience in Software Testing and Test Automation.
- Minimum 4 years of hands-on Testing Experience
- Experience in both manual and automation testing.
- Mandatory experience in the healthcare, medical device, or medical technology industry.
- Strong understanding of QMS activities and workflows.
- Hands-on experience with Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript.
- Strong API testing skills.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation integration using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins.
- Understanding of microservices architecture.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills.
- Self-driven, independent, and capable of owning testing activities end to end.
- Ability to understand business requirements and proactively identify functional gaps and risks.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.