QA Automation Engineer – Playwright

Summary

We are a large QA team embedded within a long-standing enterprise engagement, looking to backfill an automation seat with a strong Playwright Engineer. We recently moved from Selenium to Playwright to shorten our feedback loop, cutting test suite execution time from hours to minutes. We need someone who is genuinely passionate about quality engineering and can hit the ground running. The ideal candidate is curious, driven, and never fully satisfied with "good enough”. They can write a clean test case under pressure, pick the right selector or locator without overthinking, and bring energy to the work. We are not looking for someone who tolerates this job; the team is looking for someone who is excited by it. If you are a sharp, passionate QA automation engineer with strong Playwright chops and a drive to improve continuously, the team wants to talk with you!

Responsibilities

• Write, maintain, and expand automated test suites using Playwright.
• Run automated tests against developer pull requests to provide fast, reliable feedback.
• Contribute to or lead test architecture decisions that improve efficiency and coverage.
• Perform manual testing where needed and validate APIs using Postman.
• Collaborate with a team of 13 QA engineers on a large-scale enterprise account.
• Continuously look for ways to optimize automation coverage and execution time while preserving maintainability.
  
  

Requirements

• 5 years of experience in both manual and automated testing.
• 2–3 years of recent, hands-on Playwright experience — this is the most important technical requirement.
• Strong analytical thinking skills and the ability to design test cases that go beyond the obvious.
• Solid manual testing fundamentals; you should be able to defend your experience and approach without hesitation.
• Experience with API testing using Postman or similar tools.
• Genuine passion for QA; the team is a group that cares deeply about what they do, and is looking for someone who shares that passion.
• Demonstrable history of optimizing automation frameworks; examples of always looking for a better, faster, cleaner way.
• Demonstrated hands-on ownership of, or meaningful contribution to, automation architectures.
• Experience with large, complex enterprise QA engagements.
  
  

This is a 6-month Contract-to-Hire hybrid onsite Contract opportunity with our Kansas City, MO client. Employee benefits include Medical/Dental Benefits, Paid time off, Paid Holidays, and 401(k) (with immediately vested company match) available with TriCom during the contract period. H1-B Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. No third-parties, please.

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