Contract - QA Automation Engineer (Playwright) - McLean, VA - 100 % ONSITE FROM DAY 1

Position: QA Automation Engineer (Playwright)Location: McLean, VA - 100 % ONSITE FROM DAY 1Duration: ContractNote: Final round will be in personJOB DESCRIPTIONRole Descriptions: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.