Quality Engineer - Playwright

Quality Engineer (Playwright Automation)
Onsite 3 days per week - Seattle, WA
Contract with CDW - 6 months, potential extension
CDW is seeking a Quality Engineer to build our UI automation practice from the ground up. This is not a maintenance role. You'll be the first automation-focused QA on the team, responsible for designing and implementing a Playwright automation framework for a React application and .NET backend.
Must-Have Experience
? Playwright UI Automation (hands-on framework design and build experience)
? TypeScript/JavaScript test automation development
? Manual and automated testing experience (initially ~50% manual / 50% automation)
? Experience testing React applications and .NET APIs
? CI/CD integration experience (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
? 5+ years in Software QA/Test Automation
What You'll Do

• Design and build a scalable Playwright framework from scratch
• Create automated UI, API, and end-to-end test coverage
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines
• Partner with developers to improve application testability
• Develop test data, authentication, and reporting strategies
• Perform manual testing while automation coverage is being established
• Own test stability, defect reporting, and quality best practices

Nice to Have

• C# / Playwright for .NET
• Azure DevOps
• Docker
• Accessibility or visual regression testing
• OAuth2, Entra ID / Azure AD
• Experience as the first automation hire on a development team

• Ideal Background
  Quality Engineer | SDET | Test Automation Engineer | QA Automation Engineer | Software Quality Engineer
  This role is best suited for someone who has successfully built a Playwright automation framework from scratch and is comfortable balancing hands-on manual testing with automation development during the first six months.

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