Junior QA Automation Engineer

Sprintax

Junior QA Automation Engineer at Sprintax focusing on automation with Playwright and supporting testing processes. Involves design, implementation, and collaboration in QA activities.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeVarna • 🇧🇬 BulgariaJuniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CypressJavaScriptSDLCSeleniumTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Test automation analysis, design & implementation
Review and analyse requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria to identify test conditions suitable for automation and define appropriate coverage.
Design, implement and maintain automated functional and regression tests for web, API and other application layers in line with agreed standards and frameworks.
Create and maintain reusable test components, data builders and utilities to support efficient automated testing.
Estimate effort for automation tasks and provide input into release planning.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines so that suites run reliably on every build and before releases.
Monitor automated test runs, investigate failures and distinguish between product defects, script issues and environmental problems.
Ensure test results and logs are clear, traceable and accessible, allowing quick identification of root causes.
Provide regular reporting on automation coverage, pass rates and key quality indicators for assigned areas.
Log defects identified through automated tests in the defect tracking system, with clear steps to reproduce, expected vs actual results and supporting evidence.
Re-test fixed issues using both automated and targeted manual tests where required and verify that corrections have not introduced regressions.
Take quality ownership for selected features, modules or flows, ensuring adequate automated and manual coverage across releases.
Proactively identify gaps in automation and propose additional tests or improvements to existing scripts.
Work as an active member of the development team, participating in team meetings, planning sessions and reviews as required.
Collaborate closely with developers to understand technical implementation details, agree on testability and support faster defect resolution.
Partner with Manual QA colleagues to define the right split between automated and manual testing and to keep regression packs current.
Escalate significant quality concerns or blockers to the QA Team Leader in a timely, structured way.
Contribute to the design, extension and refactoring of test automation frameworks to improve reliability, readability and maintainability.
Promote good engineering practices in test automation (clean code, version control, code review, naming conventions, proper assertions).
Evaluate and recommend new tools or approaches (for UI, API, performance or other test types) where they can add value.
Help document standards, guidelines and examples for automation within the QA team and wider engineering organisation.
Follow data protection and information security guidelines when working with test data, environments and tools.
Ensure automated tests and pipelines comply with internal quality standards and agreed procedures.

Requirements

What you’ll need

0–1 year of experience in software testing or quality assurance; a relevant internship, academic project or bootcamp experience in automation is an advantage.
Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and the role of QA within development teams.
Basic exposure to or strong interest in Playwright or a comparable test automation framework (Selenium, Cypress); willingness to learn Playwright as the team’s standard tooling.
Basic knowledge of JavaScript or TypeScript (or another scripting language); ability to read, understand and make small changes to existing automation code.
Familiarity with version control concepts (e.g. Git); exposure to CI/CD pipelines is an advantage but not required.
Good analytical and problem-solving skills; able to understand requirements and translate them into basic automated test scenarios with guidance.
High level of attention to detail and accuracy when implementing tests and analysing results.
Experience with defect tracking and test management tools (e.g. Jira plus a test case management tool).
Ability to write clear, maintainable test code and structured defect reports.
Excellent written and spoken English.
Good communication and interpersonal skills; able to work effectively with developers, Business Analysts and other stakeholders.
Good organisational skills and ability to plan and prioritise own work to meet agreed deadlines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible Working Policy with a combination of remote and office working*
Multisport Cards
22 Annual Leave Days for all employees plus additional days with length of service
Lifework days: ½ day each quarter to get your life work done
Flex hours where you can work your 40 hours across 4.5 days
Additional Health Insurance including dental and vision care
Team Buildings & Parties
Life Insurance
Refer a Friend Bonus
Discounts across various stores, theatres, restaurants
Employee CSR Programme, CluneTech Cares, with one paid Volunteer Day per year
CluneTech Life – corporate wellness program
Monthly Food Vouchers
Company Paid Trainings & Learning Accounts
#OneTeam Awards and Annual Employee of the Year Awards
Milestone Recognition Program
Free Sports: Football, Tennis, Volleyball
Employee Assistance Program
Meeting Free Days – a specific no meeting day where we encourage no meetings so you (and your team) can focus on getting things done!

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Hard Skills & Tools

test automationautomated functional testsregression teststest conditionsJavaScriptTypeScriptdefect trackingtest managementtest automation frameworksclean code

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsattention to detailcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsability to work in teamsplanning skillsability to meet deadlinesquality ownership