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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