Job Title: Specialty Quality Engineer (QE) - .NET, Automation, Playwright

Experience: 5+years Location:  Offshore (as applicable) Role Type: Quality Engineering / Automation Specialist

Role Overview

The Specialty Quality Engineer (QE) is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of enterprise software applications through comprehensive testing and automation strategies. This role requires strong expertise in .NET technologies, modern test automation frameworks (Playwright), and data driven validation, with the ability to work across complex systems, integrations, and ETL processes.

The ideal candidate is analytical, detail oriented, and proactive, with a strong quality mindset and the ability to collaborate closely with development and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

Testing & Validation Perform functional, regression, system, and integration testing for enterprise applications. Design and execute ETL and data validation testing to ensure accuracy and consistency of data transformations. Validate data across multiple database platforms such as Netezza, Teradata, DB2, and IMS DB. Ensure end to end quality across UI, API, and backend layers. Automation Engineering Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using Playwright for UI and integration testing. Implement automated test suites for regression and continuous testing pipelines. Collaborate with development teams to integrate automation into CI/CD workflows. System & Requirement Analysis Analyze business and system requirements to define test strategy, test scenarios, and coverage models. Identify gaps, risks, and edge cases early in the lifecycle. Work closely with developers, architects, and business analysts to triage defects and drive resolution. Tools & Environment Utilize enterprise tools such as IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Informatica, DVO, and Changeman for testing and deployments. Execute test scripts and automation in UNIX/Linux environments. Perform database and data validation using SQL and tools such as TOAD. Scripting & Development Support Write and execute scripts for automation and validation using .NET, Shell scripting, and SQL. Support test automation and validation activities using programming languages such as C, C++, Java, and PL/SQL where required. Reporting & Documentation Create and maintain detailed test cases, test results, and defect reports. Track quality metrics and provide clear, actionable status reports to stakeholders. Ensure test evidence and documentation meet audit and compliance standards.

Required Skills

Quality Engineering & Automation Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test lifecycle, and best practices. Hands on experience with test automation, preferably using Playwright. Experience testing .NET based applications. Data & ETL Testing Proven experience in ETL testing using tools such as Informatica and IBM DataStage. Strong SQL skills for backend and data validation. Experience working with large scale data platforms (Netezza, Teradata, DB2, IMS DB). Systems & Platforms Hands on experience with UNIX/Linux environments and scripting. Familiarity with tools such as TOAD, Changeman, and DVO. Programming & Scripting Working knowledge of .NET and scripting/programming languages such as C, C++, Java, PL/SQL, and Shell.