Senior Automation Test Engineer

JOB TITLE: Senior Automation Test Engineer

LOCATION: Bethesda, MD (5 Days Onsite)

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Contract

VISA REQUIREMENT: H-1B

EXPERIENCE LEVEL: 12+ Years

INTERVIEW NOTE: Local candidates are required and must be available to attend a face-to-face client interview.

MANDATORY SKILLS: Playwright with Java Testing, Playwright with JavaScript Testing

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are seeking an experienced Senior Automation Test Engineer with 12+ years of experience and strong expertise in Playwright-based test automation, API testing, integration testing, and AI-assisted quality engineering practices.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing and maintaining scalable automation frameworks using Playwright, along with strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript. The candidate should also have experience leveraging modern AI tools such as Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, Amazon Q, or equivalent platforms to improve test coverage, accelerate automation development, optimize test execution, and enhance overall software quality.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

* Test Automation Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright.

* Automated Testing: Build and execute automated test suites covering Functional Testing, Integration Testing, API Testing, End-to-End Testing, Regression Testing, and Cross-Browser Testing.

* Framework Development: Create reusable automation components and utilities using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript. Apply Page Object Model (POM), Data-Driven, and Hybrid Automation Framework approaches.

* Automation Optimization: Ensure automation suites are optimized for execution speed, maintainability, scalability, and overall test coverage.

* API & Microservices Testing: Design API automation frameworks and validate REST APIs and event-driven services.

* API Validation: Perform Contract Testing, Service Integration Testing, Backend Testing, and Schema Validation.

* API Security Testing: Validate OAuth 2.0, JWT, and API security implementations.

* Asynchronous & Messaging Testing: Test asynchronous processing and messaging workflows.

* AI-Assisted Quality Engineering: Leverage modern AI tools such as Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, Amazon Q, or equivalent platforms to improve test coverage, accelerate automation development, optimize test execution, and enhance software quality.