Senior QA Automation Engineer (JavaScript)

About the role

We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer with strong JavaScript expertise to lead automated testing for a portfolio of web products. The role focuses on expanding Cypress and Playwright coverage, ensuring accessibility and performance, and maintaining high‑quality test assets.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and extend Cypress browser automation suites across multiple products.
• Introduce Playwright test coverage for new features and uncovered areas.
• Design and execute test scenarios for authentication flows, token handling, session management, and identity edge cases.
• Run regression, integration, and exploratory testing throughout sprint cycles.
• Perform accessibility checks with axe‑core and report findings against WCAG 2.1 AA.
• Execute Lighthouse CI performance checks and flag regressions.
• Create, maintain, and organize test cases in TestRail.
• Triage and document defects with clear steps, expected results, and environment details.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts to ensure acceptance criteria are testable.
• Align pod‑level QA practices with cross‑portfolio test strategy in partnership with the QA Manager.
• Leverage AI tools to generate test cases, test data, and assist in defect triage.

Required profile

• 3+ years of Cypress automation experience.
• 3+ years of Playwright testing experience.
• Senior‑level ownership of automation quality across products (3+ years).
• Experience executing test strategy across regression, integration, and exploratory testing (3+ years).
• Strong defect documentation skills with clear reproduction steps.
• English proficiency at B2 Upper‑Intermediate level.

Required skills

• Cypress
• Playwright
• JavaScript
• axe‑core (accessibility testing)
• Lighthouse CI (performance testing)
• GitLab CI
• TestRail
• AI‑assisted test generation and defect triage tools