SaaS QA Automation Engineer (Playwright / Typescript)

Position Title: SaaS QA Automation Engineer

Location: Fort Wayne IN Hybrid / Remote (with some travel)

Duration: 6+ months

Claude experience or knowledge will be added plus

Job Description:

As a QA Automation Engineer, you'll join a highly skilled Scrum team building Client's collaborative incident management platform. This is a hands-on automation role with a clear mandate: build the test automation framework from the ground up and implement comprehensive test coverage across our existing solution, addressing accumulated testing gaps. You'll leverage agentic AI tools to accelerate automated test development. Our ideal candidate is a passionate advocate for quality who combines deep automation expertise with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset.

Responsibilities:

Test Automation & Coverage:

Design and build the end-to-end test automation framework in collaboration with senior engineers, establishing patterns and standards for the team.

Use agentic AI tools to accelerate test generation, increase coverage breadth, and identify edge cases across the platform.

Maintain automated test suites derived from product specifications and discussions with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Software Engineers.

Integrate automated tests into the GitLab CI/CD pipeline to enable reliable, on-demand releases.

Collaboration & Process:

Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.

Partner with engineers to shift testing left and embed quality throughout the development lifecycle.

Actively participate in the Agile/Scrum process.

Security:

Comprehend and adhere to the OWASP Top 10 security best practices.

Include security as a focus every time an application is created or modified.

Involve the Information Security liaison in the early stages of any major development.

Understand the ISO 27001 security requirements.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

7+ years of experience in web test automation or a software engineer in test role.

Proven track record of building test automation frameworks from scratch.

Hands-on experience using agentic AI tools to generate and expand automated test coverage.

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development team.

Skills & Knowledge:

Proficiency in Playwright or similar automated test frameworks and tools

Proficiency in web technologies including TypeScript, JavaScript, and REST APIs.

Familiarity with GitLab or equivalent CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build workflows.

Experience with Accessibility, Performance, and Penetration Testing is preferred.