Senior Software QA Tester (Manual Testing & Playwright Automation)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior QA Tester (Manual Testing & Playwright Automation)

• Work mode: Hybrid (3 days from office) in Edison, New Jersey

Description

You will analyze requirements, design detailed manual test cases, and execute functional and exploratory testing including smoke, sanity, regression, and UAT. You will also convert high-impact manual scenarios into Playwright automated scripts using JavaScript/TypeScript and a maintainable framework such as the Page Object Model (POM). The role includes UI automation across multiple browsers and validating backend API integrations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business and functional requirements to define testing scope, edge cases, and risks

• Author manual test plans, scenarios, and step-by-step test cases (positive and negative)

• Execute exploratory and functional testing: integration, smoke, sanity, regression, and UAT

• Log, track, and prioritize defects with reproducible steps, screenshots, and logs

• Develop scalable Playwright test scripts from manual test cases

• Build and enhance automation suites using standard design methodologies (e.g., POM)

• Automate end-to-end web workflows across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari

• Validate backend API integrations using Playwright or Postman

• Identify which manual test cases are best candidates for automation based on impact and frequency

Requirements

• Local candidate able to work in Edison, New Jersey (3 days hybrid from office)

• Strong manual testing and test analysis skills

• Experience with defect management and complete defect lifecycle tracking

• Hands-on Playwright automation experience with JavaScript or TypeScript

• Familiarity with Page Object Model (POM) or similar framework design

Benefits

• Hybrid schedule: 3 days from office in Edison, New Jersey