Job Description - Automation Tester Job Title: Quality Engineering Analyst
Location: Mexico
Experience: 5-6 Years
Role Summary We are seeking an AutomationTester with strong experience in testing web applications developed using
Angular (Frontend) and
Java-based backend services. The candidate will be responsible for validating business requirements, preparing and executing test scenarios, identifying defects, and ensuring high-quality application delivery.
Key Responsibilities - Analyze Business Requirements Documents (BRD), User Stories, acceptance criteria, and Functional Specifications.
- Design and develop automated test scripts using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript for web applications.
- Create and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Page Object Model (POM), reusable utilities, fixtures, and test data management.
- Automate functional, integration, regression, smoke, and end-to-end testing of web applications.
- Perform UI, API, and backend validation to ensure end-to-end application functionality and data integrity.
- Develop cross-browser automated tests for Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit using Playwright.
- Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
- Analyze automation execution results, identify failures, troubleshoot flaky tests, and maintain automation stability.
- Identify, log, track, and retest defects using DevOps, Jira, or similar defect management tools.
- Use SQL queries to validate backend data and verify application workflows.
- Participate in requirement reviews, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and defect triage meetings.
- Collaborate closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, DevOps teams, and Project Managers.
- Provide automation execution status, defect metrics, test coverage, and quality updates to stakeholders.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve automation coverage, execution time, framework maintainability, and overall testing efficiency.
Required Skills - Strong hands-on experience in Playwright automation testing.
- Good programming knowledge in TypeScript or JavaScript.
- Experience in designing and maintaining UI test automation frameworks.
- Strong understanding of Playwright locators, fixtures, assertions, browser contexts, hooks, and configuration.
- Experience implementing Page Object Model (POM) and reusable automation components.
- Experience with functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Experience with API testing and automation, preferably using Playwright API testing capabilities or tools such as Postman.
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, DOM, XPath, and browser developer tools for UI automation troubleshooting.
- Experience with Git/GitHub or similar source control platforms.
- Experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines, preferably Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
- Working knowledge of SQL for backend and data validation.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum, and defect management processes.
- Strong debugging, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Skills - Experience testing Angular, React, or other modern web applications.
- Knowledge of parallel execution, cross-browser testing, retry mechanisms, tracing, screenshots, and video capture in Playwright.
- Experience with reporting tools such as Allure, HTML Reporter, or similar automation reporting solutions.
- Experience with Docker or containerized automation execution.
- Exposure to performance, accessibility, or visual regression testing.
- Experience with BDD frameworks and reusable test automation architecture.
- Knowledge of cloud-based testing platforms such as BrowserStack or Sauce Labs.
- Experience supporting UAT and production validation activities.
- Ability to communicate in Spanish is preferred for Mexico client engagements.
Key Deliverables - Test Strategy and Automation Test Plan
- Playwright Automation Framework
- Automated UI and API Test Scripts
- Functional and Regression Test Suites
- CI/CD Automation Integration
- Test Execution and Automation Reports
- Defect Reports and Traceability Matrix
- Automation Coverage and Quality Metrics
- UAT/Production Validation Support
- Test Closure Report
