QA Engineer with Playwright
QA engineer (5-8 years experience) joining a Vulnerability Remediation POD in Hyderabad that validates Critical/High security fixes across web, API, and backend apps. Day to day: functional/regression/API/smoke testing, automation with Playwright, Selenium and Rest Assured/Postman, plus tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, Snyk, and AI-assisted delivery.
- Compensation
- ₹1M–₹1.4M / yr
- Location
- Hyderabad
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Qa
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5-8 years of QA experience in enterprise application testing
- Total IT experience 6-8 years, relevant experience 5-6 years
- Experience testing web, API, and backend applications
- Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments
- Strong understanding of test design techniques and defect lifecycle management
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern testing practices
- Experience validating application changes from framework upgrades and dependency updates
- Functional, regression, integration, and smoke testing; test planning & execution; defect management
- Selenium
- Rest Assured / Postman
- TestNG / JUnit
- API automation and SQL validation
- OWASP Top 10 awareness
- Security validation testing: authentication/authorization, session management, access control, vulnerability remediation validation, secure SDLC concepts
- Tools: Jira, Confluence, Postman, Git/GitHub, Azure DevOps, Browser Developer Tools, SonarQube (awareness), Snyk, Claude Code
Nice to have
- Cypress or Playwright
- ISTQB Certification
- Experience supporting security remediation or compliance-driven initiatives
- Experience with test automation frameworks
- Experience in Financial Services, Insurance, or other regulated industries
- Familiarity with cloud-based applications and microservices architectures
- Experience using AI-assisted testing tools and automation accelerators
Full description
Compensation: ₹10L – ₹14L • No equity
Total IT Experience: 6 to 8 Years
Relevant Experience: 5 to 6 Years
We are seeking a highly motivated QA Engineer to join a dedicated Vulnerability Remediation POD focused on reducing Critical and High security vulnerabilities across enterprise applications. The QA Engineer will play a critical role in validating security remediations, ensuring application stability, and
supporting rapid remediation timelines while maintaining quality standards.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in functional testing, API testing, regression testing, test automation, and working within Agile development teams. Experience validating security-related changes and supporting enterprise applications is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities
•Vulnerability Validation & Testing
•Validate remediation of Critical and High security vulnerabilities across web, API, and backend applications.
•Create and execute focused test cases to verify vulnerability fixes without introducing regressions.
•Perform risk-based testing to support rapid remediation cycles and SLA adherence.
•Conduct smoke, functional, integration, and regression testing for security fixes.
•Validate package upgrades, framework upgrades, and configuration changes resulting from remediation efforts.
•Verify security scan findings have been successfully remediated and closed.
Quality Assurance & Automation
•Develop and maintain automated test scripts to improve remediation testing efficiency.
•Leverage existing automation suites to accelerate validation cycles.
•Execute API, UI, and backend validation testing.
•Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with developers to resolve issues.
•Ensure remediation changes meet quality, performance, and reliability requirements.
Collaboration & Agile Delivery
•Use AI first model for delivery
•Partner with Developers, Security Engineers, Architects, Product Owners, and Application SMEs.
•Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
•Assist in remediation prioritization by identifying testing risks and dependencies.
- Support deployment validation and production readiness activities.
Governance & Compliance
•Maintain test evidence and documentation for audit and compliance requirements.
•Track testing progress and provide status updates to POD leadership.