Test Engineer – QA-DevOps

We are seeking a highly skilled Test Engineer with Playwright and DevOps experience to ensure the quality, usability, and performance of our web applications. This role requires a strong balance of manual testing expertise and test automation using Playwright. You will be responsible for the end-to-end testing lifecycle , including requirement analysis, test case design, exploratory testing, and automation. The ideal candidate will act as a bridge between manual QA and automation , ensuring high test coverage, faster releases, and early defect detection. Key Responsibilities Analyze business requirements and technical specifications to define test strategy and test scenarios Design, develop, and maintain test cases and test scripts Perform manual functional, exploratory, regression, and usability testing Develop and maintain automation scripts using Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript preferred) Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (DevOps environment) Collaborate with developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to ensure high-quality releases Identify, log, track, and verify defects using defect management tools Ensure test coverage, traceability, and quality metrics reporting Participate in Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Stand-ups, Retrospectives) Continuously improve QA processes, automation frameworks, and testing strategies Mandatory Skills Core QA Skills Strong experience in manual testing & QA fundamentals Expertise in test case design techniques and defect lifecycle Experience in functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing Automation (Must-Have) Hands-on experience with Playwright Proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks Knowledge of cross-browser and cross-platform testing DevOps & CI/CD (Mandatory) Strong experience in DevOps practices Experience integrating automation tests with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc.) Familiarity with version control systems (Git) Exposure to containerization tools (Docker) is a plus