Senior QA Automation Engineer (Frontend, Playwright & AI)

DVT is one of the leading software development and technology consulting companies on the continent. Our quality engineering professionals work on innovative digital products for enterprise clients across South Africa and globally. We foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and technical excellence.

We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer with strong frontend testing expertise, Playwright automation experience, and fluency in the practical application of AI to software testing. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, accessibility, and performance of modern web applications while driving automation excellence across the software delivery lifecycle.

This is a client embedded consulting role where you will work closely with product owners, developers, designers, and engineering teams to build robust automated testing frameworks, improve testing efficiency through AI driven solutions, and support high quality software delivery.

The ideal candidate is a quality engineering professional who combines strong frontend testing skills with modern automation practices and a deep understanding of how AI can accelerate test design, test execution, defect analysis, and overall quality assurance activities.

**This is a 6 month contract role with the possibility to extend.

The Senior QA Automation Engineer will be responsible for delivering high-quality testing solutions with a strong focus on automation, frontend quality, AI-enabled testing practices, and continuous improvement.

• Design, develop, and execute test strategies for modern web applications

• Validate functionality, usability, accessibility, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility

• Collaborate with developers and UX teams to ensure quality requirements are incorporated early in the development lifecycle

• Perform exploratory, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing

• Validate frontend behaviour across desktop and mobile platforms

• Identify, document, and track software defects through to resolution

• Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright

• Develop reliable end-to-end automated test suites for web applications

• Implement automated regression testing within CI/CD pipelines

• Create reusable automation components, libraries, and testing utilities

• Establish automation standards, best practices, and coding guidelines

• Improve test coverage while reducing execution time and maintenance overhead

• Leverage AI tools to improve test case generation, maintenance, and execution

• Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate automation implementation

• Apply AI-powered techniques for defect analysis, root cause investigation, and test optimisation

• Evaluate emerging AI testing technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate

• Drive initiatives that improve productivity and software quality through responsible AI usage

• Champion modern quality engineering approaches that integrate automation and AI capabilities

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines

• Monitor test execution results and quality metrics

• Produce meaningful test reports and quality dashboards

• Support release validation and production readiness activities

• Participate in sprint planning, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across delivery teams

The successful candidate will have:

• 5+ years of software testing and quality assurance experience

• 3+ years of test automation experience using Playwright

• Strong frontend testing experience across modern web applications

• Experience testing Angular, React, Vue.js, or similar frontend frameworks

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript

• Practical experience implementing end-to-end automation frameworks

• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines

• Working knowledge of Git based source control systems

• Strong understanding of API testing principles and tools

• Experience with browser developer tools and frontend debugging

• Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve testing productivity and quality outcomes

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins

• Experience in consulting or client-facing environments

• Knowledge of performance testing and non-functional testing principles

• Experience with accessibility testing standards and WCAG compliance

• Experience with visual regression testing solutions

• Understanding of test architecture and quality engineering best practices

• Exposure to cloud native applications and microservices architectures

• Relevant testing certifications, such as ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer

• Matric (Grade 12) certificate

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience

• Minimum 5 years of professional software testing experience

• Minimum 3 years of Playwright automation experience

• South African citizenship or valid work permit

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