Senior QA Engineer

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Requirements:

• Strong experience with Playwright for UI test automation.
• Ability to write and maintain automated end-to-end (E2E), functional, and regression tests using Playwright.
• Experience with API testing automation using Playwright, Postman, or similar tools.
• Ability to structure and design scalable, maintainable, and reusable test automation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of manual regression testing, smoke testing, and sanity testing best practices.
• Experience with exploratory testing techniques to uncover edge cases and unexpected behaviors.
• Ability to identify high-risk areas and prioritize testing efforts accordingly.
• Understanding of quality gates and automated test result reporting in CI/CD.
• Basic knowledge of performance testing tools like k6, JMeter, or Playwright's built-in performance features.
• Understanding of reliability and scalability testing in cloud-based applications.
• Ability to collaborate with developers in test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD) environments.
• Strong understanding of unit, integration, and contract testing and how they fit into a Shift-Left strategy.
• Experience participating in requirement reviews, refinement sessions, and sprint planning to define testability.

Responsibilities:

• Execute manual regression testing to ensure stability and quality across releases.
• Perform smoke and sanity testing throughout the release cycle to catch high-priority defects early.
• Conduct manual exploratory and functional testing of newly developed features to validate requirements and identify potential edge cases.
• Collaborate with SDETs to expand and maintain the automated test suite for both UI and API tests.
• Develop and maintain automated tests for new features to ensure they are covered in the regression suite.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and refactor automated tests to ensure long-term reliability and maintainability.
• Monitor automated test execution in CI/CD pipelines, analyze failures, and provide recommendations for resolution.
• Work with the Scrum team to integrate QA earlier in the development lifecycle (Shift Left Testing).
• Participate in refinement and planning sessions to define clear acceptance criteria and identify potential risks earlier.
• Encourage testability in development by collaborating with engineers to improve test coverage and reduce reliance on late-stage manual testing.
• Identify opportunities to introduce quality gates in CI/CD pipelines to prevent defects from progressing downstream.
• Promote early and continuous testing practices, such as unit and integration testing, to improve defect prevention.
• Investigate and document defects with clear steps to reproduce, severity assessment, and impact analysis.
• Collaborate with developers to perform root cause analysis and suggest improvements to avoid recurring issues.
• Validate fixes and conduct retesting of resolved defects to confirm their effectiveness.
• Work closely with product managers, developers, and designers to align on quality expectations.
• Advocate for best QA practices, including exploratory testing, risk-based testing, and automation strategy.
• Mentor junior testers and engineers on quality best practices and test automation techniques.
• Continuously research and adopt new testing tools, methodologies, and approaches to improve overall QA efficiency.