ZEN088 - Automation Tester - Playwright

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Automation Tester with strong hands-on experience in Playwright to join a fast-paced QA team. The successful candidate will design, develop, and execute automated test scripts to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of enterprise-level web applications. This role requires daily on-site presence at our Sandton offices and close collaboration with cross-functional product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Integrate automated tests within CI/CD pipelines
• Enhance and optimise existing automation frameworks
• Identify, log, and manage defects using JIRA or Azure DevOps
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright
• Perform functional, regression, and performance testing of web applications
• Stay updated on evolving test automation tools, patterns, and best practices
• Analyze automation test results, generate reports, and present findings to stakeholders
• Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, and product owners to ensure full requirement coverage

Competency

• Ability to work independently and take full ownership of automation quality outcomes
• High attention to detail, ensuring reliability and accuracy across all automated scripts
• Strong collaboration skills for effective teamwork across QA, development, and product stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability with the capacity to diagnose defects quickly and accurately

Qualification & Technical Skills

• Proficiency with Git and version control workflows
• Exposure to performance testing tools such as JMeter and k6 are beneficial
• Understanding SDLC, Agile, and software quality engineering best practices
• 6 - 7+ years’ experience in Test Automation, with 3+ years Playwright is mandatory
• Familiarity with automation frameworks such as Selenium or Cypress is mandatory
• Strong programming proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, or Python is mandatory
• Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOp
• Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps is mandatory
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field