Senior Automation Test Engineer with Playwright & Appium

Responsibilities

• Lead test design and implementation: Create and maintain detailed test plans cases and Playwright scripts for both UI and API testing to ensure high test coverage and early defect detection
• Shape and enforce automation strategy: Contribute to the overall test strategy and apply best practices in scalable maintainable and high-performing automation
• Optimize automation frameworks: Continuously review and refine automation frameworks for speed reliability and flexibility across diverse use cases
• Enable CI/CD integration: Implement and maintain automated integration tests within CI/CD pipelines to ensure consistent quality throughout the delivery cycle
• Support cross-team collaboration: Work closely with developers testers product managers and business analysts to troubleshoot defects and align testing with project goals
• Mentor and guide: Provide mentorship to mid-level and junior team members conduct code reviews and promote knowledge sharing across the QA team
• Drive reporting and improvement: Analyze test results generate automation metrics and communicate findings and insights to leadership and stakeholders
• Address complex testing challenges: Tackle asynchronous behavior and complex workflows by leveraging Playwrights advanced capabilities to improve test stability

Qualifications :

Must have

• 5 years of experience in Automation Test Engineering
• Proven hands-on expertise with Playwright for UI and API automation using JavaScript TypeScript or a comparable language (e.g. Java Python C#)
• Strong understanding of web technologies (HTML CSS) and web application behavior
• Strong experience in API testing including tools and frameworks (e.g. Postman REST Assured) and solid understanding of API design and validation
• Hands-on experience with mobile automation frameworks such as Appium (or similar)
• Experience with performance testing methodologies and tools (e.g. JMeter Locust LoadRunner) including test design and analysis
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD integration including embedding automated tests in pipelines (e.g. Jenkins Azure DevOps GitHub Actions)
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and cross-functional collaboration
• Proficiency in test management tools (e.g. Jira Confluence X-Ray TestRail AQUA)
• Experience with version control (Git)
• Strong analytical debugging and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams

Nice to have

• Knowledge of accessibility testing methodologies and tools
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (e.g. Google Cloud AWS Azure)
• Background in BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or CodeceptJS
• Exposure to other automation frameworks such as Cypress TestCafe or WebdriverIO
• Understanding of cross-platform testing strategies and ecosystem integrations

As a people-first organisation we believe diversity strengthens our teams and drives innovation. All employment decisions are based on merit skills and performance without discriminating based on any personal characteristic. This reinforces our commitment to providing an inclusive and respectful workplace.

Additional Information :

At Accesa you can

Enjoy our holistic benefits program that covers the four pillars that we believe come together to support our wellbeing covering social physical emotional wellbeing as well as work-life fusion.

• Physical Wellbeing: Our wellbeing program includes medical benefits gym support and personalised fitness options for an active lifestyle complemented by team events and the Healthy Habits Club.
• Work-Life Fusion: In very dynamic industries such as IT the line between our professional and personal lives can quickly become blurred. Having a one-size-fits-one approach gives us the flexibility to define the work-life dynamic that works for us.
• Emotional Wellbeing: We believe that to maintain our overall health we need to invest in our mental wellbeing just as much as we do in our physical health social connections or in achieving work-life balance.
• Social Wellbeing: As a growing community in a hybrid environment we want to ensure we remain connected not just by the great work we do every day but through our passions and interests.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time