Quality Assurance & Testing Officer

Quality Assurance Specialist Experience: 3-7 years Notice Period: Immediate Location: Hyderabad Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain robust UI automation frameworks using Playwright . Perform functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and system testing for web applications. Validate REST APIs and gRPC services , including request/response verification, error handling, and contract validation. Develop and execute automated API tests using Playwright or other API automation frameworks. Perform database validation by writing and executing SQL queries to verify data integrity and business rules. Review business requirements and technical designs to define effective test strategies and test scenarios. Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution. Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing. Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle. Analyze test metrics and provide recommendations for improving product quality and testing efficiency. Required Skills 56 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation.Strong hands-on experience with Playwright using TypeScript .Experience testing REST APIs and gRPC APIs/services .Strong understanding of API protocols, JSON, Protocol Buffers (Protobuf), authentication, and service validation.Hands-on experience using tools such as Postman, gRPC clients (e.g., grpcurl or BloomRPC), or equivalent API testing tools.Strong SQL skills with experience in database testing , including data validation, complex queries, joins, stored procedures, and data consistency checks.Experience with test automation framework design, maintenance, and execution.Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.Experience with Git and version control best practices.Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills. .