QA Automation Engineer

SBG Funding • New York, NY

72d

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled QA Automation Engineer with 5+ years of software testing experience to help build and maintain a robust automation framework from scratch using JavaScript/TypeScript and Playwright. This role requires strong expertise in API, UI, and integration testing, as well as excellent coding ability and prior hands-on experience in creating frameworks from the ground up. You will balance manual and automated testing, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and ensure quality across multiple layers of the system. Strong communication skills and an ability to understand the business logic of our systems are essential.

Requirements

• 5+ years of QA experience with a strong focus on automation and coding.
• Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Advanced proficiency with JavaScript / Typescript + Playwright.
• Strong hands-on experience in API, UI, and integration testing.
• Experience in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with Git/GitHub for version control and CI/CD setup.
• Proficiency in Postman (API testing) and SQL (backend/data validation).
• Skilled in DOM inspection and locator strategies (XPath, CSS selectors, IDs, class names).
• Proven proficiency in data analysis and analytics, with the ability to interpret complex datasets, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to drive business and operational decisions.
• Experience with JIRA for defect tracking and TestRail for test management.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain test strategies, risks, and business logic to the team.
• Highly detail-oriented with an automation-first mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of security testing practices (e.g., OWASP, authentication flows).
• Experience managing test data, mocks, and environments for automation.
• Experience or exposure to AI tools for QA.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with Machine Learning concepts.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a Playwright-based automation framework in JavaScript / Typescript from scratch.
• Develop and execute test strategies for API, UI, and integration testing.
• Perform manual, functional, and exploratory testing for new features and releases.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality validation.
• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable automation code, test scripts, and cases.
• Conduct API testing with Postman and validate backend/data flows using SQL.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to align test coverage with technical requirements and business rules.
• Log, triage, and communicate defects in JIRA, and document test cases in TestRail.
• Integrate the automation framework with a reporting tool to showcase results and implement AI add-ons to enhance reliability and speed.

What This Job Offers