Senior Automation Engineer

Overview

On Site
$30 - $42
Full Time
No Travel Required
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

Playwright
TypeScript
JavaScript
WebdriverIO
Automation Testing
UI Automation
Functional Testing
Regression Testing
Cross-Browser Testing
API Testing
Selenium Alternative
Allure Reports
Jenkins
GitLab CI
Azure DevOps
Agile
Cucumber
BrowserStack
Sauce Labs.

Job Details

Job Title: Senior Automation Engineer Playwright / TypeScript / JavaScript / WebdriverIO
Location: New Jersey (Onsite / Hybrid)
Experience: 6 10 Years
Employment Type: Contract / C2C / Full-time

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Automation Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Playwright and TypeScript (recently used in the last 2 3 projects). The candidate should have a solid background in building automation frameworks, writing scalable test scripts, and ensuring quality of complex web-based applications in Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript.

  • Write, debug, and execute automated UI test scripts in TypeScript and JavaScript.

  • Build and maintain automation solutions using WebdriverIO where required.

  • Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, and product managers to define automation test coverage and strategies.

  • Integrate automation scripts into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).

  • Perform functional, regression, and cross-browser testing for modern web applications.

  • Maintain test documentation, automation reports, and framework-level documentation.

  • Ensure test automation best practices: reusability, stability, scalability, and maintainability.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 6 10 years of software testing and automation experience.

  • Strong recent hands-on experience (last 2 3 projects) with Playwright and TypeScript.

  • Proficiency in JavaScript and WebdriverIO for test automation.

  • Experience with test reporting tools/frameworks (Allure, Mocha, Jest, or similar).

  • Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).

  • Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.

  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Nice to Have (Good to Have Skills)

  • Experience in API automation testing (Postman, Rest Assured, SuperTest).

  • Familiarity with cloud-based cross-browser testing platforms (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs).

  • Exposure to BDD frameworks like Cucumber / SpecFlow.

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