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 ... (truncated, view full listing at source)