Job Overview

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer with solid expertise in Playwright-based test automation and a solid background in manual testing. You will be responsible for ensuring product quality through test strategy, automation framework development, exploratory testing, and collaboration with cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable Playwright automation frameworks.
- Execute and enhance automated UI, API, and end-to-end test suites.
- Perform manual, exploratory, regression, and integration testing.
- Review requirements and create comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.
- Collaborate with developers, product owners, and business stakeholders to ensure quality objectives are met.
- Investigate defects, perform root cause analysis, and validate fixes.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support release readiness.
- Mentor junior team members and promote quality engineering best practices.

Required Qualifications

- 5+ years of QA experience, including both manual and automation testing.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Playwright.
- Strong programming skills in TypeScript, JavaScript, or C#.
- Experience testing modern web applications and REST APIs.




- Strong understanding of test design techniques, exploratory testing, and defect management.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
- Proficiency in SQL and backend data validation.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with Playwright Test Runner, Page Object Model, fixtures, parallel execution, and API testing.
- Knowledge of Test Pyramid, Shift-Left Testing, BDD, Contract Testing, and E2E testing strategies.
- Exposure to performance, accessibility, and security testing.
- Experience mentoring QA engineers and contributing to testing strategy.
- ISTQB or other relevant testing certifications.

What Makes You Successful

- You think beyond test execution and champion quality throughout the development lifecycle.
- You know when to apply manual testing versus automation for maximum business value.
- You can design maintainable automation solutions and drive continuous quality improvements.
- You are a strong communicator who can influence teams and stakeholders while balancing quality, delivery speed, and risk.

Pay: $50.00-$55.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person

📌 Senior QA Automation Engineer with (Playwright) in Mississauga , Canada
🏢 Inventions IT Solutions
📍 Mississauga