Automation Engineer

Location: Charlotte, NC Hybrid
Duration: 12+ Months
Experience: 10+ Years

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience in test automation design, development, and execution. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript), Selenium, BDD/Cucumber, and API Automation to support end-to-end quality assurance initiatives across web applications and services.

The role requires a hands-on automation professional who can build scalable test frameworks, improve test coverage, and collaborate effectively with development and product teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test scripts.
• Create and execute UI and API automation test cases.
• Develop robust automation solutions using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Build and maintain automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver.
• Implement BDD frameworks using Cucumber and develop reusable test scenarios.
• Perform API testing and automation for RESTful services.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and collaborate with development teams to resolve issues.
• Participate in test strategy planning, test estimation, and release validation.
• Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.

Required Skills

• Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript
• Selenium WebDriver
• API Automation
• BDD / Cucumber
• Test Automation Framework Development
• 10+ years of overall Test Automation / Quality Engineering experience.

Top 3 Required Skills

1. Playwright JavaScript/TypeScript
2. Selenium
3. API Automation

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Playwright framework architecture and implementation
• Rest Assured for API automation
• Azure DevOps or Jenkins pipeline integration
• Advanced TypeScript programming
• Test data management
• Mocking and stubbing techniques