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Description: Clune Tech is a world-leading provider of international taxation, finance, and fulfilment services to clients in over 100 countries ranging from blue-chip financial service companies to individual investors & cross-border workers. Sprintax , part of Clune Tech , is a web-based tax return preparation software that provides a number of tax related services to non-residents in the United States. We help thousands of international visitors such as students, scholars, teachers, trainees, researchers, work and travel participants and other foreign individuals that are temporary in the United States each year with the preparation of their tax returns. About the role: The Mid QA Automation Engineer is a key individual contributor responsible for designing, building and maintaining robust automated test solutions using Playwright as the primary automation framework. The role drives automation coverage across web and API layers, leads framework development and continuous improvement, integrates tests into CI/CD pipelines, and acts as a technical reference for automation best practices within the QA team. The Mid-Senior QA Automation Engineer works closely with developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners and Manual QA colleagues, and plays an active role in shaping test strategy, mentoring junior automation engineers, and evolving QA tooling and practices across the organization. Responsibilities: 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. Automated test execution, CI/CD & reporting 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. Defect management & quality ownership 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. Collaboration & communication 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. Framework, tooling & continuous improvement Contribute to the design, extension and refactoring of test automation frameworks to improve reliability, readability and maintainability. Promote good engineering practices in test automation (