Senior QA Automation/ SDET (Selenium/Playwright, Java), at Staffnixcom · Hyderabad · 4 - 7 years · ₹13L - ₹18L / yr · Bootstrapped · Posted 26 Jun 2026

Strong Senior QA Automation / SDET Engineer Profile with robust Java skills
Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 4+ YOE in Automation QA Testing with atleast 3+ years of strong exposure to Java
Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have proven experience with Playwright/Selenium for end-to-end test automation and strong hands-on experience with Java (The resume should clearly highlight hands-on Java experience through relevant projects or responsibilities, rather than only mentioning Java in the skills section)
Mandatory (Experience 3): Must have strong proficiency in TestNG and/or JUnit
Mandatory (Core Skills 1): Solid understanding of QA principles, testing strategies, and best practices
Mandatory (Core Skills 2): Excellent debugging and troubleshooting capabilities

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We are looking for experienced QA Automation Engineers with strong hands-on experience in Playwright and API Testing.
🔹 Experience: 6+ Years
🔹 Locations: Chennai / Pune
🔹 Mode of Work: 5 Days Work From Office
🔹 Joining: Immediate Joiners Preferred
🔑 Mandatory Skills
✅ Java
✅ Selenium
✅ Playwright
✅ BDD / Cucumber
✅ API Testing
✅ API Testing with Playwright is Mandatory
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Job Title: QA Automation Engineer – Playwright
Experience: 6+ Years
Location: Pune
Work Mode: 5 Days WFO
Notice Period: Immediate Joiners
Mandatory Skills:
- Strong experience in Java
- Hands-on experience with Selenium
- Strong knowledge of BDD & Cucumber
- Experience in API Testing
- Hands-on experience with Playwright
- API Testing using Playwright is mandatory
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Java, Selenium and Playwright.
- Develop and execute BDD test scenarios using Cucumber.
- Perform API testing and automation using Playwright.
- Identify, document, and track defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
- Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure application quality.
- Maintain and enhance automation frameworks and test suites.
Job Description – QA Automation Lead
Role: QA Automation Lead
Experience: 14+ Years
Location: Chennai / Pune
Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days
Mandatory Skills
- Playwright
- Java
- Selenium
- BDD Cucumber
- SQL
- Lead Experience
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced QA Automation Lead with 14+ years of experience in test automation and technical leadership.
The candidate should have strong hands-on experience with Playwright, Java, Selenium, BDD Cucumber, and SQL, along with proven experience leading QA automation activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead QA automation activities and provide technical guidance to the team.
- Develop and maintain automation frameworks using Playwright, Java, and Selenium.
- Create and maintain BDD test scenarios using Cucumber.
- Perform database validation using SQL.
- Review automation scripts and test cases.
- Identify and resolve automation issues.
- Collaborate with development and business teams to ensure quality delivery.
Preferred Profile: Candidates with strong Playwright + Java + Selenium + Cucumber experience and prior QA Lead experience.
Job Title: QA Engineer – Playwright Automation
Location: Visakhapatnam/Hyderabad
Experience: 5+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
We are looking for a detail-oriented QA Engineer with five or more years of experience in manual and automation testing. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in web test automation using Playwright and JavaScript or TypeScript.
The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and executing automated test scripts to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of web applications. This role requires close collaboration with developers, product managers, and business stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using Playwright.
- Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks using JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Perform manual and automated functional, regression, integration, smoke, and sanity testing.
- Create and maintain test plans, test scenarios, test cases, test data, and test execution reports.
- Identify, document, track, retest, and verify software defects.
- Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot and resolve application issues.
- Participate in requirement analysis and provide feedback from a QA perspective.
- Perform API testing using Postman or similar tools.
- Validate application and database data using SQL queries.
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitor automated test execution results, analyze failures, and report defects.
- Improve test automation coverage, framework stability, and execution efficiency.
- Perform cross-browser and cross-platform testing.
- Ensure applications meet defined quality standards before production release.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Required Skills
- Five or more years of experience in software testing, including manual and automation testing.
- Strong hands-on experience in web automation testing using Playwright.
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Experience developing and maintaining automation frameworks.
- Experience with Page Object Model or similar automation design patterns.
- Strong experience in functional, regression, integration, smoke, and sanity testing.
- Experience in test planning, test case design, execution, and defect management.
- Experience in API testing using Postman or similar tools.
- Experience with defect tracking tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
- Familiarity with Git version control.
- Working knowledge of SQL for database validation.
- Understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile, and Scrum methodologies.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps Pipelines.
- Familiarity with Node.js, npm, and Playwright Test Runner.
- Experience testing REST APIs and microservices.
- Knowledge of cross-browser and cross-platform testing.
- Exposure to performance testing tools such as JMeter or K6.
- Exposure to security testing concepts or tools.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
- Experience with Docker or containerized test environments is an added advantage.
Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
Required Skills
- Strong programming experience in Java
- Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver
- Experience in API Testing using REST Assured
- Good understanding of REST APIs and HTTP methods
- Experience with Cucumber BDD framework
- Strong knowledge of TestNG
- Experience in designing and maintaining automation frameworks
- Familiarity with BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) methodology
- Experience with Maven/Gradle and Git version control
- Knowledge of SQL and database validation
- Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins is an added advantage
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust automation test scripts using Java and Selenium.
- Automate REST API test cases using REST Assured.
- Create and maintain BDD feature files using Cucumber.
- Develop and execute automated regression, smoke, and functional test suites.
- Integrate automated test execution with CI/CD pipelines.
- Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with developers for resolution.
- Participate in requirement analysis, sprint planning, and test estimation.
- Maintain automation frameworks and improve test coverage.
- Ensure software quality by following best testing practices and coding standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Agile/Scrum project experience is preferred.
We are looking for a skilled Senior QA Developer with strong experience in automation and manual testing. The ideal candidate should have hands-on expertise in building automated test suites and executing end-to-end QA processes across web, mobile, and API applications.
What You'll Own
- Develop and maintain automation scripts using Selenium, RestAssured, TestNG, Cucumber, (Appium and Playwright ).
- Create comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test strategies for web, API, and backend applications.
- Perform functional, regression, integration, API, and mobile testing. Log, track, and verify defects using tools like JIRA.
- Work with developers and product teams to ensure complete requirement understanding and test coverage.
- Improve automation coverage and QA processes continuously. Provide RCA for defects and suggest preventive improvements.
Who You Are
- You've built automation frameworks or test suites yourself, not only run scripts someone else wrote, using tools like Selenium, RestAssured, TestNG, Playwright, or Appium.
- You write clean, maintainable test code in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python, and you treat test code with the same care as production code.
- You think beyond the happy path. You look for edge cases, negative scenarios, and integration gaps before users find them.
- You're comfortable testing across layers, including web UIs, mobile apps, APIs, and backend services, and you understand how they connect.
- You don't stop at "it's broken." You dig into logs, network calls, and monitoring tools to find the root cause and help prevent the problem from recurring.
- You work closely with developers and product managers from the start, ask the right questions early, and make sure requirements are clear and testable.
- You have 3+ years of QA experience and are equally comfortable with automation and manual testing. You know when to automate and when exploratory testing adds more value.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in QA (manual + automation).
- Strong hands-on experience with at least one automation framework:
- Solid experience with one or more automation frameworks: Selenium WebDriver, RestAssured, TestNG, Playwright, Appium. Good understanding of SDLC, STLC, test design techniques, and QA methodologies.
- Hands-on Experience testing web, APIs, and backend services using Postman, Swagger etc.
- Proficiency in Java/ JavaScript/ TypeScript / Python.
- Strong debugging and analytical skills (Good to have understanding of AWS, Newrelic)
- Good communication and collaboration skills.
Nice to Have
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum.
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git, Docker).
- Exposure to performance or security testing (JMeter, Gatling, etc.).
- ISTQB or other QA certifications (optional).
Job Summary: QA Automation Lead – Playwright
Experience: 14+ Years
Location: Chennai / Pune
Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in QA Automation and Test Automation
- Hands-on experience with Playwright
- Strong experience in Java and Selenium
- Good knowledge of BDD & Cucumber
- Strong experience in SQL
- Experience in designing and maintaining automation frameworks
- Proven experience in a Lead role
- Strong understanding of automation testing methodologies and best practices
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and development of automation frameworks using Playwright, Java, and Selenium.
- Develop and maintain BDD test scenarios using Cucumber.
- Perform test automation and database validation using SQL.
- Guide and mentor QA automation team members.
- Review test strategies, automation scripts, and test coverage.
- Collaborate with development and business teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.
- Identify automation opportunities and continuously improve testing processes.

Role: QA Automation, Java
Experience: 8-12 Years
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Pune, Balewadi, Laxman Nagar (Hybrid)
Job Description
Requirements
- Proficiency in Java for test automation.
- Deep experience with API automation (REST Assured) and BDD frameworks (Cucumber).
- Experience with Appium Mobile Automation.
- Strong experience with Playwright and/or Selenium for UI automation.
- Expertise in automation framework design — building scalable, maintainable test architectures with Page Object Model, data-driven, and keyword-driven patterns.
- Experience with performance testing tools (k6, Gatling, or JMeter) and methodology.
- Strong knowledge of build tools (Gradle, Maven).
- Experience testing distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
- Proficiency with Postman, OpenAPI/Swagger for API contract testing.
- Experience with test data management strategies at scale.
- Good knowledge of Atlassian toolchain (Jira, Confluence, Zephyr).
- Understanding of AWS cloud platform — services relevant to test infrastructure (EC2/VMs for test environments, S3/Blob for test artifacts, Device Farms for mobile testing).
Job Opportunity: QA Automation Engineer at FrontM
Location: Bangalore preferred / Hybrid as applicable
Experience: 5–6 years in Quality Assurance roles
Education: B.E/B.Tech in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline
Salary: Above market standards, flexible for the right candidate
Career growth: Long-term opportunity with potential to lead test automation strategy and quality engineering
About FrontM
FrontM builds software platforms for frontline workforces operating in remote and low-connectivity environments, with a strong focus on the maritime industry. The platform supports communication, collaboration, healthcare, learning, welfare and operational workflows across mobile, web, kiosk and connected device environments.
The platform is used across web, iOS, Android and integrated services in demanding real-world conditions, requiring disciplined test strategy, reliable automation and close attention to quality at every release.
Role Summary
As a QA Automation Engineer, you will bridge the gap between manual testing and automated solutions to ensure the delivery of high-quality software. You will design, develop and execute automated test scripts for FrontM’s web, mobile and API interfaces, working closely with developers and product managers so that quality is built in from the start.
This role requires strong hands-on experience with modern testing frameworks including Playwright, Appium and Cucumber, and comfort using AI tools to accelerate test case generation and script creation.
Key Responsibilities
Test Strategy & Automation Frameworks (≈40%)
- Review product requirements and technical design documents to create comprehensive, well-structured test plans and test cases covering both manual and automated strategies
- Design, build and maintain scalable automated test frameworks for web applications using Playwright
- Design, build and maintain automated tests for mobile applications on iOS and Android using Appium
- Write clear, business-readable test scenarios and implement BDD frameworks using Cucumber
- Use modern AI tools such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or specialised QA AI tools to generate test cases, write boilerplate automation scripts and identify edge cases
API, Integration & CI/CD Testing (≈40%)
- Perform robust API integration testing to ensure seamless communication between microservices and external endpoints
- Integrate automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline to ensure continuous quality and rapid feedback for the development team
- Maintain and extend regression suites so they remain reliable as the platform evolves
Defect Management & Collaboration (≈20%)
- Identify, record, document and track bugs thoroughly through to resolution
- Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers and product managers, to identify system requirements and ensure quality is built in from the start
Required Technical Skills
Test Automation & Frameworks
- Proven work experience in software quality assurance, with a strong foundation in manual testing methodologies and a transition into automation
- Strong hands-on experience writing automated tests using Playwright for web and Appium for mobile
- Solid experience implementing and maintaining Cucumber for Behaviour-Driven Development
API, Programming & CI/CD
- Deep understanding of RESTful APIs and hands-on API integration testing experience using tools such as Postman, RestAssured or Playwright API testing
- Proficiency in at least one relevant programming language such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Java or Python, with TypeScript/JavaScript highly preferred for Playwright
- Experience with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
AI-Assisted Testing & Quality Practices
- Demonstrated ability to prompt and use AI coding assistants and generative AI tools to build test scripts, generate test data and brainstorm test scenarios
- Understanding of Agile/Scrum development principles
- Experience with performance and security testing
Personal Attributes
- Strong ownership mindset for product quality and release readiness
- Methodical, detail-oriented approach to testing, documentation and defect tracking
- Clear written and spoken communication in English
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with developers and product managers
- Comfortable working in fast-moving engineering teams
- Curiosity and willingness to adopt new tools, including AI, to improve QA efficiency
Why join FrontM?
Long-Term Career Growth
Opportunity to shape quality engineering for software used by global maritime and remote workforce customers, with scope to grow into test automation leadership roles.
Engineering Challenges That Matter
Test applications used in remote, low-bandwidth and operationally demanding environments, where reliability matters.
Broad Technical Ownership
Take responsibility across web, mobile and API testing, BDD, CI/CD integration and AI-assisted quality practices.
Apply now
Join a team focused on building reliable software for real-world use cases and help ensure the quality of systems used across the global maritime workforce.
Need Automation Tester with relevant information asked. Career gap is allowed too. Manual Tester also can apply










