Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Automation Engineer ( 9 years of experience) to design, build, and maintain web automation frameworks, with a strong emphasis on Python-based automation using Playwright. This role is critical to improving product quality and enabling faster, more reliable releases across our web platforms.

A key focus of this role is to quickly and independently drive the migration of existing Cypress (JavaScript) framework to Python-based Playwright, delivering a stable, scalable, and maintainable automation solution. You will play a critical role in modernizing test infrastructure and ensuring seamless integration into CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on expertise in Playwright and API automation, along with experience working in cloud and containerized environments (AWS, Docker). This is a hands-on role with strong technical depth, partnering closely with QA, development, and DevOps teams to drive high-quality automation practices.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain web automation frameworks using Python and Playwright

- Quickly and independently drive the migration of Cypress (JavaScript) frameworks to Playwright (Python), including refactoring test suites, utilities, and CI/CD integrations

- Build and execute end-to-end test suites across multiple browsers (Chromium, WebKit, Firefox)

- Utilize Playwright features such as auto-waiting, network interception, and tracing to improve test stability and debugging

- Architect scalable automation solutions that reduce regression time and improve release confidence

- Develop and maintain API automation tests to support integration and end-to-end validation

- Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and faster feedback cycles

- Execute tests in AWS environments and support Docker-based containerized test execution

- Troubleshoot test failures and improve overall test reliability and performance

- Collaborate closely with QA, development, and DevOps teams

- Support and mentor junior engineers

Required Qualifications

- minimum 7 years of experience in QA engineering and test automation

- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright using Python

- Proven experience building and maintaining web automation frameworks

- Demonstrated experience migrating or modernizing automation frameworks (e.g., Cypress to Playwright)

- Strong programming experience in Python

- Experience with API automation (REST, Pytest, Requests)

- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins)

- Familiarity with AWS cloud environments

- Experience using Docker or containerization

- Strong understanding of cross-browser testing

- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to improve test development productivity and code quality

- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Nice to Have

- Experience with test observability (logs, traces, artifacts)

- Experience with performance testing tools (k6, JMeter)

Shift - night starting 7.30/8.30 pm

Location Panchkula preferably, otherwise Gurgaon