Develop and maintain Playwright automation using TypeScript or JavaScript, converting manual OpenText Octane test cases into reusable scripts. Perform functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing across web applications, troubleshoot failures, manage test data and page objects, and integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with QA, development, and business teams to resolve defects and improve automation coverage.
This is a remote position.
Overview :
We are looking for an experienced Senior QA Engineer with 5–8 years of software testing experience and strong hands-on expertise in Playwright automation. The candidate will be responsible for analyzing the existing manual test scripts maintained in OpenText Octane and converting them into robust, reusable, and maintainable Playwright automation scripts, which is built using Angular.
The ideal candidate should have strong functional testing knowledge, experience automating customized enterprise applications, and the ability to identify automation opportunities and build scalable test automation solutions. Exposure to Salesforce applications and workflows will be an added advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze existing test cases and test scripts maintained in OpenText Octane to understand business workflows and application functionality.
- Develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright with TypeScript or JavaScript.
- Convert existing manual test cases into reliable, reusable, and maintainable automation scripts.
- Identify suitable test scenarios for automation and prioritize them based on business criticality and regression coverage.
- Develop reusable automation components, page objects, utilities, test data management, and common functions.
- Perform functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing as required.
- Validate UI elements, application workflows, forms, tables, dynamic content, and end-to-end business scenarios.
- Troubleshoot automation failures, analyze test results, and collaborate with development and business teams to resolve defects.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support scheduled or continuous regression execution.
- Maintain appropriate test documentation, execution reports, defect details, and automation coverage metrics.
- Collaborate with the QA team, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure quality and timely delivery.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 5–8 years of overall experience in software quality assurance and testing.
- Strong hands-on experience in Playwright automation using TypeScript or JavaScript.
- Experience in automating web-based applications, preferably built using Angular or other modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Strong understanding of automation framework design, Page Object Model (POM), reusable components, and automation best practices.
- Experience converting manual test cases into automated scripts.
- Experience with functional testing, regression testing, test design, test execution, and defect management.
- Familiarity with browser developer tools, DOM inspection, locators, waits, assertions, and handling dynamic web elements.
- Experience with Git or similar version control systems.
- Good analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Good to Have
- Experience with OpenText Octane for test case management and test execution tracking.
- Exposure to Salesforce applications, including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, or customized Salesforce implementations.
- Experience testing customized enterprise applications with complex business workflows.
- Familiarity with REST API testing and tools such as Postman.
- Experience integrating Playwright automation with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions.
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience working with distributed teams.
Benefits
Diversity Inclusion:
At Exavalu, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other status protected by applicable law. We nurture a culture that embraces all individuals and promotes diverse perspectives, where you can make an impact and grow your career. Exavalu also promotes flexibility depending on the needs of employees, customers and the business. It might be part-time work, working outside normal 9-5 business hours or working remotely.. We also have a welcome back program to help people get back to mainstream after a long break due to health or family reasons.
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