QA Automation Engineer - Playwright (US Citizen Only)
WebTech Analytics is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our Partner Tools and Operations team, the team supports testing for multiple tools offered to our partners and internal stakeholders, the integration with some hardware devices and multiple software platforms. The Partner tools and operations QE will be working on critical priorities for the business and collaborating with internal teams like Sales, Marketing, and CORE to ensure our products meet quality standards of functionality and performance.
- U.S. Citizenship required and prefer any type of US Federal Clearance
- No visa sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa (H1-B, Student visa, or OPT visa) at this time.
Key Responsibilities:
Test Strategy & Planning:
- Define, document, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test data for functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.
- Develop risk-based testing strategies aligned with business priorities and release timelines.
Manual & Automated Testing:
- Perform hands-on manual testing of Power Platform applications (Canvas Apps, Model-Driven Apps, Power Pages, Power Automate workflows) and integrations.
- Develop and maintain end-to-end automated test scripts using Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript preferred) for UI and API validation.
- Ensure test automation is integrated into CI/CD pipelines and supports rapid release cycles.
Test Execution & Defect Management:
- Execute test cases, identify defects, and track them to closure using tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, or equivalent.
- Perform root cause analysis and collaborate with developers to validate fixes and conduct retesting.
Collaboration & Process Improvement:
- Work closely with developers, business analysts, and product owners in Agile/Scrum ceremonies to ensure quality is embedded in every phase of the software development lifecycle.
- Provide QA estimates, test progress reports, and contribute to retrospectives and process improvement initiatives.
Performance & Security Validation
- Assist with performance testing and validation of Power Platform applications and external APIs.
- Validate application behavior against access control rules and security requirements.
Best Practices & Standards
- Promote QA best practices, test automation standards, and reusable test frameworks within the team.
- Mentor junior QA staff and contribute to the team's knowledge base.
Academic Background and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in related field
- 15+ years of overall experience
- Must have Playwright automation and scripting experience. Candidates without hands-on Playwright experience will not be considered.
- 5+ years’ experience with functional web testing.
- 5+ years’ writing and executing test plans.
- Experience testing, UI/UX, writing test plans, SharePoint/Power Apps test experience
- Previous experience working with Agile methodology, preferably SCRUM.
- Must be organized, a self-starter with the ability to grasp new concepts and applications
- Must be able to work under tight deadlines to meet application deployments during each sprint.
Employment eligibility to work within the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
WebTech Analytics (WTAnow, LLC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
