Senior Automation Test Engineer with Playwright Experience

1 week ago

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Cognizant Full time

We are seeking a
Senior Automation Test Engineer
to join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. You'll leverage your automation expertise using Playwright, JavaScript/TypeScript, and API testing tools to enhance and scale our automation framework, enable comprehensive test coverage, and work closely with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality software delivery. If you are driven by quality, love solving complex problems, and thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment, we'd love to have you on our team

Required skills: what you need to be considered:

  • Must have 7 to 10 years hands on experience in designing automation framework, automation script development and Maintenance with strong expertise in Playwright.
  • Proven expertise in developing automated tests using JavaScript and Playwright automation framework.
  • Strong programming skills in languages such as JavaScript or TypeScript.
  • Strong Knowledge in API automation using Rest Assured automation framework.
  • Expert in API functional testing using Postman tool.
  • Strong hands-on experience in building QA pipeline using CI/CD concepts with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
  • Proficient in Integration testing with multi stake holder work environment.
  • Strong knowledge of Testing process/types, Agile experience, Defect management tool like qTest, JIRA, ALM, or TestRail.

Preferred skills: what will help you stand out:

  • Good to have Retail experience (Order Management, Logistics, Inventory Management, Payment system and Sales).
  • Good to have Azure cloud experience.

In this role, you will:

  • Create end-to-end test scripts in TypeScript/JavaScript for modern frontend applications using Playwright tool.Write, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for web applications and APIs.
  • Develop scalable and reusable test automation frameworks using Selenium, Java, and TypeScript.
  • Define, design, and implement automation testing strategies across web, API, and UI layers.
  • Helps lead test automation effort, advocating for automation and contributes to framework design and suggests process improvements.
  • Reviews automated test runs, reports out on automated test execution and coverage statuses, and maintains broken automated tests.
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.

At Cognizant, we're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you only meet the required skills listed. Consider what transferrable experience and skills make you a unique applicant and help us see how you'd be beneficial to this role.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Working Arrangements
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements
, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Halifax, NS location.
Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various well-being programs.

Note:
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

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