Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

QA Automation

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled QA Automation Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Playwright or Cypress for automating web application and API testing. The ideal candidate should be detail‑oriented, collaborative, and passionate about improving product quality through reliable and scalable automation solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation Development

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright or Cypress.
• Build, enhance, and maintain automation frameworks supporting regression, functional, and integration testing.
• Develop reusable automation components to increase efficiency and test coverage.

Collaboration & QA Processes

• Work closely with developers, QA engineers, and product owners to identify test scenarios and define clear acceptance criteria.
• Participate in sprint planning, grooming sessions, and defect triage discussions.

CI/CD & Integration

• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps.
• Ensure automated tests run reliably in pipeline executions and contribute to faster releases.

Test Execution & Analysis

• Analyze failed tests, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with teams to resolve issues.
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage across web applications, APIs, and critical user workflows.
• Conduct API testing using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools.

Documentation & Best Practices

• Document test strategies, plans, execution results, and automation guidelines for transparency and knowledge sharing.
• Continuously improve automation standards, tools, and processes.
• Stay updated on emerging automation tools, trends, and best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–7 years of hands-on experience in QA Automation.
• Strong expertise in Playwright or Cypress automation frameworks.
• Solid understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript or similar scripting languages.
• Experience working with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps.
• Proficiency in Git and version control practices.
• Good understanding of RESTful APIs and API testing methodologies.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and problem‑solving skills.

S​YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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