Quality Automation Engineer NodeJS/Playwright

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

The Product Engineering area is responsible for designing, writing, testing and deploying the code for our software products at Motorola Solutions. The area consists of front-end only developers, backend-only developers, full-stack developers, test automation developers, and quality analysts. Developers and analysts are grouped in to sprint teams of about 5 people, which focus on different aspects of the product. We run an Agile methodology and have adopted best practice processes and frameworks to ensure that the product is high-performing, secure and scalable.

Job Description

About the Role

Join Motorola Solutions as a Quality Engineer and play a critical role in ensuring our products and services meet the highest quality standards. You'll develop and execute comprehensive test plans, validate software releases, and build automation test suites that maintain reliability and excellence across our platform.

Working in a remote-first environment with occasional travel to São Paulo for team events, you'll collaborate closely with Engineering and Product teams to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle. This role offers the opportunity to shape testing practices, drive automation initiatives, and directly impact the quality of products used by organizations worldwide.

Tech Stack

• Test Automation: Playwright for UI and API test automation
• BDD Framework: Cucumber with Gherkin syntax for behavior-driven development
• API Testing: Playwright API testing, Postman for exploratory testing
• Security Testing: OWASP ZAP, SAST/DAST tools with shift-left integration
• Cloud Platform: AWS
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions with automated quality gates
• AI Tools: AI-assisted testing with Claude, Cursor, or similar tools
• Architecture: Microservices-based ecosystem

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation & Framework Development

• Design, develop, and maintain automation test suites using Playwright for UI and API testing
• Write and maintain Cucumber feature files with clear Gherkin scenarios and reusable step definitions
• Enhance and evolve test automation frameworks to improve coverage, reliability, and execution speed
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) for continuous quality validation

Modern Engineering Practices

• Leverage AI-assisted testing tools to accelerate test creation, maintenance, and debugging
• Integrate observability tools to gain insights from test execution
• Implement shift-left security practices with SAST/DAST integration in CI/CD pipelines
• Build and maintain automated quality gates in modern CI/CD workflows

Non-Functional Testing

• Implement and execute performance testing strategies for both UI and API layers
• Conduct security testing and vulnerability assessments with a shift-left approach
• Establish non-functional testing baselines and monitor for regressions

Test Strategy & Execution

• Develop comprehensive test strategies in collaboration with Engineering and Product stakeholders
• Execute test plans for major application integrations and product releases
• Perform smoke testing and analyze release candidates for quality risks

Quality Assurance & Risk Management

• Identify functional and non-functional risks during early phases of the release process
• Contribute to and maintain the Quality Knowledge Base
• Ensure quality outcomes in integrated environments through thorough testing

Collaboration & Communication

• Support Engineering teams in writing testable code and applying Agile testing methodologies
• Coordinate with Learning & Development, Support teams, and stakeholders on release impacts
• Participate in sprint planning and provide quality-focused feedback on deliverables

What You'll Work On

• Building and maintaining Playwright automation test suites across web and mobile platforms
• Writing Cucumber feature files that serve as living documentation for the team
• Implementing AI-assisted testing workflows to improve efficiency
• Integrating observability tools with test execution for better insights
• Performance testing initiatives to ensure scalability and reliability
• Shift-left security testing integration within CI/CD pipelines
• Test strategy development for complex software releases
• Quality metrics and reporting to drive continuous improvement

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong proficiency in Playwright for UI and API test automation
• Deep experience with Cucumber and BDD practices (Gherkin syntax, step definitions)
• Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
• Proven expertise in performance testing methodologies and tools
• Knowledge of security testing principles with shift-left approach
• Experience testing cloud/web-based software applications
• Strong understanding of Agile testing methodologies and practices
• Ability to create test plans from specifications or verbal communications
• Experience with cross-browser and mobile device testing

Preferred

• Experience with AI-assisted testing tools (Claude, Cursor, or similar test generation tools)
• Experience integrating observability tools (Datadog, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or similar) with testing
• Experience with test automation in microservices-based architectures
• Hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud-native testing approaches
• Experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with SAST/DAST integration in CI/CD pipelines

Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills for cross-team coordination
• Proactive approach to identifying and mitigating quality risks
• Curiosity to research and adopt new tools, technologies, and testing processes
• Ability to explain how changing conditions and contexts influence release quality

Team & Culture

You'll be part of a quality-focused team within Motorola Solutions, working in a remote-first environment that values flexibility and work-life balance. Our team collaborates closely with Engineering and Product teams across different time zones, with occasional in-person gatherings in São Paulo for larger team events.

We believe in continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and empowering engineers to drive quality initiatives. You'll have the autonomy to shape testing practices and the support to grow your expertise in modern QA technologies.

Basic Requirements

• 3+ years experience as a Quality Engineer working on major application integrations or product releases
• AND 3+ years experience with testing cloud/web-based software applications using Agile methodologies
• AND 2+ years experience with Playwright (or similar modern automation framework like Cypress)
• AND 2+ years experience with Cucumber/BDD practices
• AND 2+ years experience with non-functional testing (Performance and/or Security)
• AND Tertiary degree in software development (or similar) OR 3+ years of commercial software engineering experience

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.