QA Automation Engineer (Playwright & JMeter)

Location: Noida, India

Department: Emerging

Experience: 3 to 4 yr

Skills: Playwright, Automation QA, JMeter

Job Description – QA Automation Engineer (Playwright & JMeter)

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright.
• Perform functional, regression, smoke, and end-to-end testing of web applications.
• Create and execute performance and load test scenarios using Apache JMeter.
• Analyze test results, identify bottlenecks, and report performance issues.
• Prepare test plans, test cases, test data, and test execution reports.
• Identify, document, track, and retest defects using defect-tracking tools.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and QA team members to resolve issues.
• Integrate automated test scripts into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing.
• Ensure test coverage, application stability, and adherence to quality standards.

Required Technical Skills

• Playwright: Hands-on experience with test automation, locators, assertions, waits, and reusable test scripts.
• Apache JMeter: Experience creating test plans, thread groups, samplers, assertions, and analyzing performance results.
• Programming: Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript or another suitable scripting language.
• Testing Fundamentals: Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, defect lifecycle, and test design techniques.
• API Testing: Experience with REST APIs and tools such as Postman.
• Version Control: Familiarity with Git and source code management.
• CI/CD: Basic experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Database: Basic SQL knowledge for data validation.

Experience & Qualifications

• 3–4 years of relevant experience in QA and test automation.
• Practical experience with both Playwright and JMeter.
• Experience testing web applications and analyzing test execution results.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related discipline preferred.
• Willingness to work from the Noida office.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with cross-browser testing and parallel execution.
• Knowledge of performance metrics such as response time, throughput, and error rate.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Exposure to test reporting and automation framework development.