PLAYWRIGHT CONSULTANT

Job Description: You will be leading the quality engineering efforts for complex large scale API ecosystems ensuring that every service we ship is reliable secure and performs at scale In this role you will guide teams on best practices in REST API design and testing champion automation and help shape a culture where quality is everyone s responsibility You ll collaborate closely with architects developers product managers and DevOps engineers to build robust test strategies that keep pace with modern cloud native delivery This is an opportunity to influence technical direction mentor engineers and introduce smarter ways of working using automation metrics and continuous improvement If you enjoy solving intricate integration challenges designing scalable API test frameworks and leading teams toward engineering excellence this role gives you the platform to make a visible impact while growing as a technology leader Key Responsibilities: Lead end to end quality engineering for REST APIs from requirements analysis to production validation for 5 9 years scale projects Design implement and maintain robust API test strategies covering functional integration contract regression and negative testing Drive API test automation frameworks and suites ensuring high coverage reliability and maintainability across services and microservices Collaborate with architects and developers to review API specifications e g Swagger OpenAPI ensuring testability consistency and adherence to standards Define and enforce best practices for API testing automation and quality gates within CI CD pipelines Analyze complex defects and production issues perform root cause analysis and work with cross functional teams to implement long term fixes Mentor and guide junior QA automation engineers on API testing techniques tools and automation patterns Establish and track quality metrics defect trends coverage stability performance signals to continuously improve product quality and team processes Partner with product and business stakeholders to understand requirements clarify acceptance criteria and ensure test scenarios reflect real world usage Ensure proper test data management and environment readiness for API testing across different stages dev QA staging UAT Technical Requirements: Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field 5 9 years of hands on experience in REST API and API Testing in enterprise or product based environments Strong expertise in designing and executing API test cases including functional integration and regression testing for RESTful services Proven experience in leading or owning quality for API centric projects working closely with development and product teams Solid understanding of HTTP REST principles request response structures status codes and common authentication mechanisms API design review Contract testing Performance testing CI CD integration Agile methodologies Good to have skills Additional Responsibilities: Preferred Qualifications Extensive experience in API test automation including building and maintaining automation suites for REST APIs Demonstrated ability to define test strategies test plans and quality processes for complex distributed systems Experience integrating automated API tests into CI CD pipelines and working in Agile Scrum environments Strong background in overall Testing practices including test design techniques risk based testing and regression optimization Proven track record of leading small to medium QA automation teams providing technical guidance and code reviews for test assets Experience collaborating with cross functional stakeholders to prioritize defects manage releases and ensure smooth production rollouts Ability to analyze logs traces and API responses to quickly diagnose issues and support root cause analysis Exposure to performance reliability or security validation of APIs working alongside specialized teams where needed Preferred Skills: Technology->Agile Testing->Agile Testing - ALL->CD/CI,Technology->API Testing->RestAssured,Technology->Automated Testing->Playwright Javascript,Technology->Automated Testing->Playwright Typescript