Playwright / Postman Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using Playwright and JavaScript.
• Perform API testing using Postman, including validating requests, responses, authentication, business logic, and API workflows.
• Execute manual testing for new features, enhancements, bug fixes, regression testing, smoke testing, integration testing, and end-to-end application workflows.
• Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scenarios, and test data based on business and technical requirements.
• Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects using Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Zephyr, or similar tools.
• Verify defect fixes and perform regression testing before production deployments.
• Validate REST APIs, JSON responses, database records, and system integrations to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with software developers, product managers, business analysts, and QA team members throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Monitor automation execution results, analyze failures, and communicate quality risks to stakeholders.
• Contribute to improving automation frameworks, testing processes, QA standards, and best practices.
• Maintain accurate documentation of test cases, automation scripts, execution reports, and quality metrics.
• Support production issue investigations, release validation, root cause analysis, and post-deployment testing when required.
• Work effectively with U.S.-based teams across multiple time zones while meeting agreed delivery timelines.
• Ensure software releases meet functional, usability, integration, and quality standards before deployment.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in the software space.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience in software quality assurance.
• Proven experience as a QA Analyst, Software Tester, or QA Engineer supporting web-based and API-driven applications.
• Need to own a laptop with access to reliable internet.
• The ability to be a team player.
• Experience working with teams across multiple time zones.
• Excellent fluency in the English language.
• Excellent coder in JavaScript.
• Practical experience with Playwright for browser automation, including writing or maintaining automated tests for key application workflows.
• Strong working knowledge of Postman for API testing, including collections, environments, authorization, variables, assertions, and response validation.
• Experience using defect tracking and test management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Zephyr, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile/Scrum practices, QA methodologies, test design techniques, and release validation processes.
• Hands-on experience creating and executing manual and automation test cases, regression suites, smoke tests, integration tests, and end-to-end test scenarios.
• Ability to test REST APIs, validate JSON responses, confirm error handling, and compare API behavior against business requirements.
• Working knowledge of relational databases and the ability to run SQL queries to support testing, troubleshooting, and data validation.
• Ability to analyze defects, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and follow issues through resolution.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, organization, documentation, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment while staying aligned with U.S.-based teams and delivery schedules.

Required Equipment and Work Setup:

• A reliable laptop or desktop computer capable of running multiple applications at the same time
• To successfully support a U.S.-based role from Nigeria, the candidate must have a reliable remote work setup and the discipline to consistently work across time zones.
• High-speed, stable internet suitable for video calls, remote collaboration, cloud-based tools, test environments, and large file transfers.
• Backup internet access, such as a second ISP, mobile hotspot, MiFi, or router backup, to reduce downtime during outages.
• Reliable backup power, such as an inverter, UPS, generator, or solar backup, sufficient to support work during power interruptions.
• A quiet, professional workspace suitable for video meetings, focused testing, documentation, and collaboration with U.S.-based teams.
• A working webcam, headset, and microphone suitable for daily standups, sprint ceremonies, troubleshooting sessions, and stakeholder meetings.
• Ability to securely access company systems using VPN, MFA, password managers, and other required security tools.

Time Zone and Availability Expectations:

• Ability to work consistently during agreed U.S. business hours, including overlap with Eastern, Central, Mountain, or Pacific Time as required.
• Willingness to attend meetings, standups, release calls, sprint ceremonies, and troubleshooting sessions that may occur outside standard Nigeria working hours.
• Ability to support early morning, evening, late-night, or weekend testing when required for U.S. releases, production validation, or urgent defects.
• Strong reliability, punctuality, and communication discipline when working across time zones.
• Ability to provide timely updates through Slack, Teams, email, Jira, or other collaboration tools without requiring constant supervision.