About Trantor

Trantor is a technology services company focused on outsourced product development and digital re-engineering. Leveraging our CaptiveCoE™ engagement model, we operate as a seamless extension of our client’s teams to provide rapid scalability with predictable budgets. Founded in 2012, Trantor has worked with customers across Tech, FinTech, Media & Cybersecurity industries. We have centers in the US, India, Canada, and Costa Rica. We are consistently rated as the #1 employer in the region with the ability to attract and retain technical talent. Our commitment to excellence and impactful results has translated to long-term relationships and value for our clients and solution partners. 

Job Description

We are seeking a high-caliber QA Automation Engineer. This role requires a strong foundation in automation fundamentals (selectors, waits, test design, framework patterns), and hands-on Playwright experience to deliver reliable and maintainable automated test coverage.

Key Responsibilities

1) Manual → Automation Migration

• Analyze and understand legacy manual test cases (test steps, data, expected outcomes)
  Identify gaps, ambiguities, and missing dependencies early
  Convert prioritized test cases into Playwright automation aligned to agreed standards
  Support test case rationalization: remove duplicates, improve clarity, tag critical coverage

2) Playwright Automation Development

• Develop clean, maintainable Playwright automation scripts using TypeScript/JavaScript (preferred) or Java
  Implement robust locator strategies (data-testid, role selectors, stable DOM strategy)
  Leverage Playwright capabilities:
  auto-waiting, trace viewer, screenshots/video
  parallel execution, sharding, tagging
  network interception (where required)

3) API Testing & Data Validation

• Build and maintain API automation tests using:
  RestAssured (Java) and/or Playwright API Request context
  Postman (for quick validations)
  Validate data integrity and end-to-end flows across UI + API (where applicable)

4) CI/CD & Reporting

• Integrate test execution into CI/CD pipelines:
  Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps
  Maintain execution reports:
  Allure / Playwright HTML reports / Extent reports
  Perform RCA for failures and reduce flakiness through engineering improvements

5) Delivery Governance (Fixed Bid Mindset)

• Work with leads to follow:
  estimation, burn down tracking, velocity management
  change control when test scope expands
  Maintain documentation required for handover:
  automation coverage, known gaps, execution guide

Required Skills (Must Have)

1. Playwright (Critical)

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright automation.
  
• Proficient in TypeScript/JavaScript (preferred) or Java-based Playwright.
  
• Expertise in writing stable and maintainable UI test scripts:
  
  • Effective use of locators and auto-waits
    
  • Strong assertion implementation
    
  • Responsible use of retries
    
  • Handling dynamic elements, iframes, new tabs, and file downloads
    
    

2. Automation Engineering Fundamentals

• Strong understanding of automation framework design patterns:
  
  • Page Object Model (POM)
    
  • Fixtures-based framework approach
    
• Experience with data-driven testing strategies.
  
• Ability to build reusable utilities (authentication, common flows, assertions).
  
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills:
  
  • Logs analysis
    
  • Trace viewer usage
    
  • Screenshot and video interpretation
    
    

3. CI/CD & Tools

• Experience with CI/CD tools:
  
  • Jenkins or GitHub Actions (pipeline execution, triggers, artifact management)
    
• Proficient in Git:
  
  • Branching strategies
    
  • Pull requests and code reviews
    
    

4. API Testing

• Experience in API automation using:
  
  • Rest Assured and/or Playwright API
    
  • Postman for validation and testing
    
• Strong understanding of request and response validation.
  
  
• Must Have

• Selenium WebDriver with Java (legacy understanding helps migration)
  Appium basics (if mobile emulation / mobile flows are needed)
  Docker / Selenium Grid / containerized execution
  SQL skills for backend validations
  Test management tools: Jira + Zephyr/Xray/TestRail
  Regulated domain maturity (healthcare/fintech): audit trails, PII/PHI awareness

Process Requirements

Strong Agile delivery experience (Scrum ceremonies)
Ability to create/update structured test documentation and maintain traceability