Senior QA Automation Engineer

Job Description

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Job Description: We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 12+ years of experience in API and UI test automation, with strong expertise in Karate DSL and Playwright.

Key Responsibilities & Skills

Develop and maintain API automation using Karate DSL for REST and GraphQL APIs, including feature files, scenario outlines, reusable features, data-driven testing, JSON/XML assertions, schema validation, and JavaScript/Java interop.

Build scalable Playwright UI automation frameworks using TypeScript/JavaScript, with knowledge of locators, auto-waiting, fixtures, hooks, Page Object Model (POM), and test data management.

Implement API testing, network interception/mocking, authentication state reuse, contract testing, Karate mocks, and service virtualization.

Configure parallel execution, sharding, retries, tagging, test isolation, and environment configuration using karate-config.js.

Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps. Perform cross-browser testing across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit, with visual/accessibility testing when required.

Generate and maintain reports using Karate HTML Reports, Playwright HTML/Trace Viewer, and Allure. Identify and track defects, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with developers and Agile teams.

Review requirements for testability, contribute to acceptance criteria, conduct code/framework reviews, and mentor junior QA engineers.