Playwright Automation Tester (locals Mclean, VA)

ConfigUSA

McLean, Virginia, USMidPosted Recently

PlaywrightJenkinsJavaScriptTypeScriptJIRACI/CD

Best fit for

This role is best for mid-level QA engineers with hands-on experience in Playwright, REST API testing, Jenkins, GitHub Actions open to working from McLean, Virginia, US.

Skills you need for this role

Detected from the job title, description, and tags.

Automation skills

Playwright — Modern cross-browser automation with auto-waits — increasingly the default at product companies.

API / backend testing

REST API testing — Almost every QA role now expects you to validate JSON contracts and status codes.

CI/CD and DevOps

Jenkins — Legacy CI still widely deployed — expect pipeline-as-code questions.
GitHub Actions — Default CI for teams on GitHub — YAML workflows and matrix builds.
GitLab CI — Common in enterprise stacks that self-host GitLab.

Programming languages

JavaScript / TypeScript — Required for Playwright, Cypress, and modern front-end test tooling.

Domain & process

Performance testing (JMeter / k6 / LoadRunner) — Different discipline from functional QA — expect scenario and metrics questions.
Test management (Jira / Zephyr / TestRail) — Process fluency — writing test cases, tracing coverage, and reporting defects.

Job description

Location: ONSITE- McLean, VA Duration: 6 months Role: Playwright Automation Tester Exp: 8- 10 Years in required field Skills: Playwright - MUST HAVE- Playwright with TypeScript or JavaScript. ONLY LOCAL CANDIDATES REQUESTED Role Descriptions: Job Summary We are looking for a detail-oriented Playwright Automation Tester to join our engineering team. You will be responsible for designing| developing| and maintaining a robust automation framework that ensures the high quality of our web applications. Your goal will be to move us toward a Continuous Testing model by integrating automated suites into our CICD pipelines and reducing manual regression overhead. Key Responsibilities Framework Development Build| enhance| and maintain an end-to-end automation framework using Playwright with TypeScript or JavaScript. Test Scripting Design and execute high-quality test scripts for functional| regression| integration| and E2E scenarios. CICD Integration Integrate automated test suites into DevOps pipelines (e.g.| GitHub Actions| GitLab CI| or Jenkins) to enable automated gated check-ins. API Testing Develop automated tests for RESTful APIs to ensure data integrity and backend reliability. Cross-Browser Validation Leverage Playwrights capabilities to ensure seamless application performance across Chromium| Firefox| and WebKit. Defect Management Identify| document| and track software defects using JIRA. Work closely with developers to reproduce and resolve flaky tests. Code Reviews Participate in peer code reviews to maintain high standards for test code maintainability and scalability.

Job highlights

•Role: Playwright Automation Tester (locals Mclean, VA)
•Company: ConfigUSA
•Location: McLean, Virginia, US
•Experience: Mid
•Seniority: Mid
•Posted: Recently

Key skills: Playwright · Jenkins · JavaScript · TypeScript · JIRA · CI/CD

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