Web Automation Test Engineer at Caylent - Remote — Columbus

Caylent is an AI-first cloud services company that helps organizations turn ambitious ideas into meaningful business impact. As an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner and a charter member of Anthropic's Claude Partner Network, we combine deep expertise in AWS, artificial intelligence, and Anthropic's Claude platform to help customers modernize their technology, build intelligent products, and move AI from experimentation into production.

Our capabilities span generative and agentic AI, cloud migration and modernization, cloud-native application development, data and analytics, DevOps, managed services, security and compliance, and customer experience transformation. At Caylent, our people always come first.

We are a fully remote global company with employees in Canada, the United States and Latin America. We celebrate the culture of each of our team members and foster a community of technological curiosity. Come talk to us to learn more about what it means to be a Caylien!

The Mission

We are seeking a skilled Web Automation Test Engineer to join our growing Quality Assurance and Testing practice. The right candidate is someone who has hands-on expertise building scalable test automation frameworks, with a strong emphasis on reliability, maintainability, and rapid feedback for CI/CD pipelines. Your mission will be to design, develop, and maintain robust web automation frameworks for API and functional testing, enabling our teams to deliver high-quality cloud-native solutions. You'll work with modern tools like Playwright and collaborate closely with developers and QA teams to drive automation best practices across our projects.

Your Assignment

• Design, implement, and maintain a scalable web automation framework for API and UI/functional testing
• Develop test strategies, test plans, and automation suites using Playwright (Python/TypeScript) for web applications
• Create reusable, modular page objects and components to maximize test reuse and maintainability
• Implement API testing strategies (REST/GraphQL) integrated with UI tests where appropriate
• Write clear, maintainable automated tests with robust assertions and meaningful reporting
• Integrate tests with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
• Configure test data management, environment handling, and test environment provisioning
• Implement parallel test execution, flaky test handling, retry strategies, and test isolation
• Monitor test results, analyze failures, and provide timely root-cause analysis
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and product teams to ensure quality goals are met
• Document framework usage, coding standards, and create comprehensive onboarding guides
• Stay current with automation tooling trends and propose improvements to testing infrastructure

Your Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in web automation testing
• Strong proficiency with Playwright (Python/TypeScript) for end-to-end web testing
• Demonstrated experience building automation frameworks from the ground up
• Proficient in Python/TypeScript with good knowledge of software design patterns
• Experience with API testing (REST/GraphQL) and integrating API tests with UI tests
• Familiarity with test frameworks (pytest, unittest)
• Solid understanding of CI/CD integration and test reporting
• Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative workflows
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Xray Test Management for Jira for integrating test plans/results with Jira
• Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) experience and tooling (e.g., Gherkin, Cucumber, Behave)
• Knowledge of performance testing fundamentals
• Docker and containerized test environments
• Cloud-based test environments and device/browser farms
• Experience with test data management and data-driven testing
• Prior exposure to Agile/Scrum development processes

Benefits

• 100% remote work
• Generous holidays and flexible PTO
• Competitive phantom equity
• Paid for exams and certifications
• Peer bonus awards
• State of the art laptop and tools
• Equipment & Office Stipend
• Individual professional development plan
• Annual stipend for Learning and Development
• Work with an amazing worldwide team and in an incredible corporate culture

Important: This role requires full-time availability during UK business hours. Please apply only if you can consistently work this schedule.

NOTE: We're unable to provide visa sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

At Caylent, we are committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. As part of our recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools or automated systems to assist with the screening and evaluation of applications to help match candidate qualifications with job requirements.
These tools are designed to support — not replace — human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are always made by our trained recruitment professionals.
If an AI or automated tool is used during your application process, it will only be in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and your information will be handled in a secure and confidential manner.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

Caylent is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our approach helps us to build a winning team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at Caylent.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].