Virtusa - Automation Engineer - Playwright/Cloud Native in Chennai, भारत

About the Role:We are looking for a Cloud-Native Playwright Automation Engineer to design and develop scalable, reliable, and high-performance automated testing frameworks. The role will focus on Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript, cloud-native test execution, containerization, and CI/CD integration to enable shift-left quality and faster release https://jobeax.com/link/UgyvPIe2RyVEhEEz Responsibilities:- Design, develop, and maintain modular Playwright automation frameworks using TypeScript or JavaScript.- Develop automated UI, API, and end-to-end (E2E) test suites covering functional and regression scenarios.- Containerize automated test execution using Docker and enable scalable execution across cloud and Kubernetes environments.- Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.- Optimize test suites for parallel execution, scalability, and reduced pipeline execution time.- Implement robust locator and selector strategies using DOM/CSS best practices to improve test reliability.- Implement network interception, mocking, and stubbing to improve test stability and reduce test flakiness.- Establish automated test reporting, failure analysis, and pipeline-level observability.- Troubleshoot automation failures, identify root causes, and continuously improve framework stability and maintainability.- Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, DevOps, and product teams to integrate automated testing throughout the software delivery lifecycle.- Contribute to testing best practices, coding standards, reusable components, and automation strategy.Requirements:- 6 - 11 years of overall experience in software testing/automation, with 3+ years of hands-on test automation experience.- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Playwright.- Strong proficiency in TypeScript or JavaScript.- Strong experience building and maintaining Playwright automation frameworks.- Hands-on experience with UI, API, and E2E testing.- Strong understanding of Page Object Model (POM) and reusable automation framework design.- Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized test execution.- Experience integrating automation frameworks with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.- Experience working with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.- Strong understanding of Git workflows, DOM, CSS selectors, and locator strategies.- Experience with test reporting, debugging, failure analysis, and reducing automation flakiness.- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, defect lifecycle, and quality engineering practices.- Good communication and collaboration skills. (ref:hirist.tech)