Senior QA Automation Engineer (Typescript/Javascript/Playwright)

About Datacom With over 6,200 people, and centre’s of technical excellence spread across Australasia, Datacom is committed to developing and growing its capability across Asia. Founded in 1965 in New Zealand, and with over 2 decades of operating in Malaysia and the Philippines, Datacom has experienced expediential growth. Through all this, Datacom has maintained high levels of profitability with a track record of delivering innovative, cost effective digital and technology solutions, all delivered by dynamic teams spread across various locations. Our people are the best in their fields – smart, passionate, and dedicated to providing exceptional IT services to our customers. This makes for a rewarding and fast-paced place to work. Our purpose Here at Datacom we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in. Role Overview : We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Automation QA Engineer to join our QA team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust test automation frameworks, ensuring high-quality software delivery. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and other QA engineers to implement efficient and scalable automation solutions. Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks for web and API testing.
• Build and execute automated test scripts using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain automated API tests using tools like Postman, SuperTest, or similar.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and best practices.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to integrate automated tests into the development workflow.
• Debug and troubleshoot test failures and work with developers to resolve issues.
• Enhance test coverage, reliability, and performance of automation suites.
• Perform code reviews and mentor junior QA engineers in automation best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in test automation and quality assurance processes.

Requirements Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in QA automation, with a focus on test frameworks and automation strategies.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright for UI automation.
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript/JavaScript for automation development.
• Experience with API automation using tools like Postman, SuperTest, or RestAssured.
• Proficiency in writing and executing test scripts in BDD/TDD environments.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.).
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, Agile methodologies, and defect tracking tools (JIRA, TestRail, etc.).
• Knowledge of version control systems like Git.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter, k6, or similar.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

* The role is open to permanent or contract. Why join us here at Datacom?   Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.  We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.  We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.  We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.  Benefits Why Datacom? At Datacom we believe that doing good, is good for business. We’ve maintained our local family feel whilst expanding globally, across Australia and ASIA. Our brand and reputation depend on ‘proving the promise’ and we aspire to be the trusted advisor for our customers across Government and the private sector from enterprise scale to regional business. We offer our staff a competitive salary package, fantastic perks and benefits like healthcare, life insurance, discounts at local retailers and a supportive, flexible working environment. If you want to join a company making a difference, apply now! We have over 6,500 people across our global offices, and generate an annual revenue of over $1.48 billion, this makes us one of Australasia’s largest professional IT services companies. We have extensive expertise in operating data centres, providing IT services, software engineering and application management, as well as payroll and customer service design and operations. With this comes a long list of significant clients Datacom is committed to hiring, developing and promoting the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are local at heart, yet world-class in capability.