Automation QA Engineer

About the company

• Научсофт

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve automated tests using Playwright and TypeScript
• Extend and improve the existing test automation framework
• Create and maintain automated UI, API, and end-to-end tests
• Analyze requirements and identify scenarios suitable for automation
• Prepare and maintain test data
• Investigate failed automated tests and identify root causes
• Improve automation coverage, stability, and maintainability
• Participate in code reviews and follow established automation standards and best practices
• Integrate and maintain automated tests within CI/CD pipelines
• Use AI-powered tools to support test development, debugging, analysis, and maintenance
• Collaborate closely with manual QA engineers, developers, Product Managers, and other team members
• Participate in technical discussions and contribute ideas for improving QA automation processes

Requirements

• 2+ years of practical experience in test automation
• Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript / JavaScript
• Practical experience with Playwright or strong experience with another modern web automation framework and willingness to work with Playwright
• Good understanding of web services and API principles REST / SOAP + practical experience with them
• Practical experience with OpenAPI / Swagger documentation and Postman or similar tools
• Good understanding of test automation principles and framework structure
• Experience with API testing
• Experience with end-to-end testing of web applications
• Understanding of CI/CD principles and experience running automated tests in CI/CD pipelines
• Good knowledge of software testing principles, techniques, and methodologies
• Ability to analyze automated test failures and troubleshoot issues independently
• Experience working with Git and code review processes
• Practical experience using AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar
• Proactive approach, attention to quality, and willingness to improve existing automation solutions
• English level B2 or higher

Nice to have

• Experience with WireMock or similar mocking tools
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with AWS / EKS
• Experience with Bitbucket Pipelines
• Understanding of PHP-based applications
• Experience testing microservice-based systems and complex integrations
• Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL

Conditions

• Experience: 1–3 years
• Full-time
• Schedule: 5/2
• Work format: remote, hybrid, or office