Specialist, Quality Engineer - India

About this role

If you’re passionate about being part of a dynamic organization that enables a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales to drive innovation and adopt new technologies that deliver business results, then Nationwide’s Technology team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

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What Success Looks Like

You will help establish a scalable Playwright framework, convert high-value Tosca coverage, improve regression-test reliability, reduce manual testing effort, and deliver dependable Python-based data integration utilities that support repeatable automated testing.

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on Test Automation Specialist to help modernize our automation strategy by converting existing Tosca automation to Playwright and building new front-end automation for web applications.

The ideal candidate is a strong developer who brings practical experience with Playwright and TypeScript, along with solid Python skills for data integration, test-data preparation, and validation.

What You’ll Do

• Assess existing Tosca automation and determine what should be migrated, redesigned, consolidated, or retired.
• Convert prioritized Tosca test cases and reusable components into maintainable Playwright automation.
• Build front-end test automation using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Develop reusable page objects, fixtures, test-data utilities, assertions, and framework components.
• Create reliable functional, regression, smoke, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Use Playwright traces, screenshots, videos, reports, and logs to diagnose failures and reduce test flakiness.
• Develop Python utilities for test-data setup, data transformation, API integration, file processing, database interaction, and data validation.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and improve execution speed, stability, and reporting.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, business analysts, and QA engineers to embed quality throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Contribute to automation standards, code reviews, framework documentation, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and maintaining Playwright automation.
• Strong TypeScript or advanced JavaScript development skills.
• Experience with test automation architecture, including page objects, fixtures, test isolation, test data, configuration, and reporting.
• Experience troubleshooting asynchronous behavior, flaky tests, browser issues, and environment problems.
• Experience with Tricentis Tosca or migrating automation from a legacy/commercial tool to a code-based framework.
• Strong Python development skills, including reusable modules, error handling, logging, testing, and integration with APIs or data sources.
• Experience working with JSON, XML, CSV, SQL, or other structured data.
• Familiarity with Git, pull requests, code reviews, and CI/CD practices.

• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

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Job Description Summary

If you’re enthusiastic about delivering secure technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers, then Nationwide Technology is the place for you. Nationwide's industry-leading technology workforce embraces an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to, we want to hear from you!

As a Quality Engineer you will plan and conduct a wide range of software quality tests and analyses to ensure all application products and services meet organizational standards aligned to their quality management approach, as well as, end-user requirements. All Quality Engineers perform quality planning, quality design and execution. You will focus on a blend of skills enabling efficient execution of risk-based testing, test automation, performance testing, test data management, test environment management, continuous integration and continuous deployment all improving speed to delivery for our business partners.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Carries out procedures to ensure all information systems products and services meet organization standards and end-user requirements.

• Analyses and reviews moderate requirements, user stories and technical work products to create the automation needed.

• Applies secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.

• Plans for the proper mix of manual, automated, and exploratory testing methods.

• Uses the appropriate quality engineering tools to define test data management, test automation, security/vulnerability, performance, and regression testing needs.

• Validates test results, records and researches defects.

• Coordinates test runs and test environment calendars for all impacted applications.

• Traces requirements to tests and test results.

• Prioritizes, defines, and manages defect reporting and resolution.

• Manages defects including identifying, tracking, and providing critical thinking for resolution.

• Identifies means to be more effective and efficient in testing, without compromising quality.

• Plans for continuous integration to enable a continuous deployment pipeline.

• Executes moderate release testing and has a plan for back-out testing.

• Validates that release components are installed in the appropriate testing environment.

• Aligns with the Nationwide automated testing reference architecture.

• Complies with release management process governance and timelines throughout the release.

• Additional responsibilities may include collaboration across teams and adherence to company standards.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience:

Education: Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, or a related field is preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Technology certifications including TOSCA Automated Specialist 1 (AS1), TOSCA Automated Specialist 2 (AS2), or other related designations are preferred.

Experience:

Four or more years of related experience with software delivery or educational experience within a technology domain.  Demonstrated experience in testing for agile teams including planning, test plan creation, maintenance and execution.  Understanding of test automation and optimization throughout a stack and the tools to support.

Technical Skills:

• Agile Methodology

• Analytical Thinking

• Business Processes

• Business Requirements

• Computer Science

• Detail-Oriented

• Test Automation

• Test Planning

Soft Skills & Attributes:

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Analytical and problem-solving mindset

• Ability to work in agile and global environments

• Time management and prioritization

• Ability to problem solve and set priorities needed. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Additional Information:

Reporting Structure:

Reports to Technology Leader – India

Working Hours:

Aligned to India business hours with flexibility for global collaboration.

Location Flexibility:

[Hybrid/Remote/In-office] with periodic in-office collaboration.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Nationwide is committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, disability, religion, or other protected categories.

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