QA Automation Engineer C2C jobs Alpharetta, GA (Hybrid)

Role:- QA Automation Engineer
Location:- Alpharetta, GA (Hybrid)

About the Role:-
We are looking for a QA Automation who is passionate about building robust automation frameworks and enabling high-quality releases through modern test engineering practices. The ideal candidate is strong in Java, has hands-on experience with Selenium for UI automation, and practical expertise in Playwright for fast, reliable end-to-end testing. You will work closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps to embed quality into every stage of the SDLC.

Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks using Java. Build and execute UI automation suites using Selenium WebDriver and Playwright (cross-browser coverage). Develop automated tests for: Web UI (functional, regression, smoke, cross-browser) API testing (REST services; functional & contract testing) Integration and E2E workflows Improve test reliability via: smarter waits/synchronization stable locators strategy reducing flaky tests parallel execution and test optimization Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps). Analyze failures, troubleshoot root causes, and collaborate with engineering teams on fixes. Maintain test reports and dashboards (e.g., Allure/Extent, CI reports) to track quality metrics. Contribute to test strategy, test data management, and quality best practices. Participate in agile ceremonies, code reviews, and quality gating.

Required Skills & Qualifications: Strong programming experience in Java (Core Java, OOP, Collections, exceptions, design principles). Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver (TestNG/JUnit, Page Object Model, robust locator strategies). Hands-on experience with Playwright (preferably Playwright Java; strong understanding of browser contexts, tracing, and network mocking as needed). Experience with test framework development (custom utilities, reusable components, reporting, retry, parallelism). Solid understanding of automation best practices (clean code, maintainability, modular design). Experience with Git and modern branching strategies. Experience with CI/CD and automated test execution pipelines. Understanding of SDLC/STLC, Agile/Scrum practices.

Nice-to-Have: API automation using RestAssured / Postman / Karate. Working knowledge of Docker, containerized test execution. Experience with BDD (Cucumber) and writing executable specs. Performance testing exposure (JMeter/Gatling) is a plus. Exposure to cloud test execution tools (BrowserStack/Sauce Labs) or Selenium Grid. Familiarity with test observability (logs, traces, screenshots, artifacts, flaky test analytics).