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QA Automation Engineer Playwright (2+ Years) Company: Novetum Pvt Ltd Location: Hyderabad, India (On-site) Job type: Full-time About Novetum: At Novetum, we design and deploy AI systems that operate within real business workflows, systems that think, decide, and execute. We work closely with companies to solve complex operational challenges using tailored, AI-driven solutions that deliver measurable outcomes. As a QA Automation Engineer, you'll help keep those systems reliable, maintainable, and production-ready as we scale. We're looking for a QA Automation Engineer with strong Playwright expertise to drive quality across multiple fast-paced products. You'll own automation strategy, release validation, test infrastructure, and quality processes across development, staging, and production environments. We leverage AI-assisted workflows to accelerate testing and development, and you'll help ensure our automated testing ecosystem remains reliable, scalable, and production-ready. Responsibilities Own and evolve the Playwright automation framework across web, API, mobile, and backend systems Design, review, debug, and maintain automated test suites with a strong focus on reliability, maintainability, and coverage Review and enhance AI-assisted test artifacts and automation workflows to ensure high-quality outcomes Build reusable test infrastructure, fixtures, utilities, test data management, and reporting solutions Validate APIs, databases (SQL), and end-to-end business workflows Manage automated test execution, reporting, and quality gates within AWS CodePipeline and CI/CD environments Investigate test failures, regressions, release risks, and production issues, driving root-cause analysis and resolution Improve automation coverage, reduce flaky tests, and strengthen overall product quality across multiple applications Perform security, vulnerability, reliability, and performance validations to proactively identify risks before release Contribute to manual exploratory and regression testing when required Partner closely with engineering and product teams to support frequent, high-quality releases Requirements 2+ years of QA Automation experience (candidates with additional experience are encouraged to apply) Strong hands-on experience with Playwright automation Strong testing fundamentals and understanding of modern quality engineering practices Ability to read, debug, maintain, and improve automation code in JavaScript/TypeScript; exposure to Python is preferred Experience with API testing, SQL, and end-to-end system validation Experience working with AWS CodePipeline or similar CI/CD platforms Solid understanding of test reliability, flaky tests, race conditions, debugging, and failure analysis Ability to review, refactor, and improve automation frameworks with a focus on scalability and maintainability Strong ownership mindset and ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment Nice to Have Experience with AWS services Exposure to security testing concepts and tools (OWASP, Burp Suite, ZAP, etc.) Experience with performance testing tools such as k6 Experience working with AI-assisted development and testing workflows Exposure to Java-based applications or automation ecosystems .
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