Automation Tester

Automation TesterLocation: Louisville, KY/ Chicago, IL/ Dallas, TX / Arlington, VA (ONSITE)FULLTIME ONLYJob DescriptionMust Have Technical/Functional Skill• Design, develop, and maintain UI automation test suites using Playwright and Selenium, covering web application functionality across browsers.• Build and enhance robust, scalable automation frameworks, following best practices for reusability, maintainability, and performance.• Develop automated test scripts for functional, regression, and smoke testing, ensuring high test coverage across critical user journeys.• Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous testing as part of build and deployment workflows.• Analyze test failures, identify root causes, and distinguish between application defects, test issues, and environment problems.• Collaborate with development teams to understand application architecture, workflows, and changes impacting automation.• Maintain and improve test data management, test reporting, and logging mechanisms.• Actively contribute to test strategy and automation approach, identifying opportunities to increase automation coverage and efficiency.• Execute debugging and analysis of failed automation runs, ensuring quick turnaround and reliable test results.• Ensure automation aligns with Agile delivery cycles, supporting frequent releases and rapid feedback loops.• Follow quality engineering best practices, including coding standards, naming conventions, and documentation for automation assets.• Support automation efforts across multiple environments (DEV, QA, UAT) and ensure stability of test execution.• Continuously enhance automation frameworks to adapt to new features, UI changes, and technology upgrades.Roles & Responsibilities• Develop and maintain automation frameworks using Playwright and Selenium.• Design and execute automated test cases as part of sprint and regression cycles.• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD tools to enable unattended, repeatable test execution.• Analyze automation and test failures, log defects accurately, and collaborate with developers for resolution.• Perform and support regression testing to ensure application stability before releases.• Maintain automation scripts in version control systems and participate in peer code reviews.• Collaborate with functional testers and product teams to ensure test scenarios cover business requirements.• Support release activities by validating builds and providing automation test reports and quality metrics.• Improve test coverage, execution speed, and reliability through continuous optimization.• Contribute to test documentation, dashboards, and quality status reporting.