Playwright E2E, k6 Load & OWASP Security Audits

Software QA & Automated Testing Services.

A single bug in your checkout process costs thousands. We gate every pull request with automated E2E, load, and security testing before users ever see it.

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Why lack of testing damages revenue.

Most developers test only basic use cases locally before releasing code. Under real traffic loads, this untested code breaks — payment errors, checkout freezes, lost leads.

What we include.

Automated & Manual Script TestingSQA
High-Load Page & Database TestingSQA
Security & Layout AuditsSQA
Verification, Security & Reliability

Catch checkout-breaking bugs in CI — never in customer reviews.

We embed senior QA engineers, automated Playwright/Appium regression suites, k6 load testing, and OWASP security scans directly into your release lifecycle.

What We Deliver Inside This Capability

Sub-Capabilities & Specialist Deliverables

4 core pillars, 16 concrete deliverables — engineered as one cohesive system.

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PILLAR 01 / 04 TEST AUTOMATION

End-to-End Automated Regression Suites

Deterministic automated tests that run on every pull request and block broken code from ever reaching production.

01

Playwright & Cypress Web E2E Suites

Full coverage of authentication, cart/checkout, billing, and critical multi-step user journeys.

02

Appium & Detox Mobile Automation

Automated iOS and Android UI flows tested across real device profiles and OS versions.

03

API Contract & Schema Validation

Automated Postman / REST / GraphQL assertions verifying status codes, payloads, and auth rules.

04

CI/CD Pull-Request Gating

GitHub Actions and GitLab CI integration with parallel sharding and flake-free test reporting.

PILLAR 02 / 04 LOAD & PERFORMANCE

High-Concurrency Load & Stress Engineering

Know the exact traffic ceiling of your application before a product launch, Black Friday sale, or viral campaign.

01

k6 & Locust Traffic Spike Simulation

Simulated ramp-ups to 10,000+ concurrent virtual users against staging infrastructure.

02

Database Query & Lock Profiling

Identification of N+1 queries, slow unindexed joins, and connection-pool exhaustion under load.

03

Lighthouse CI & Core Web Vitals Budgets

Automated frontend performance regression checks on LCP, INP, CLS, and bundle weight.

04

Bottleneck Remediation Blueprint

Actionable engineering report pinpointing exact endpoints and infrastructure limits to tune.

PILLAR 03 / 04 SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

Application Security & WCAG Accessibility

Harden your application against common attack vectors and meet enterprise procurement and accessibility standards.

01

OWASP Top-10 Vulnerability Audits

Testing for SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, broken access control, and insecure token handling.

02

Auth, RBAC & Session Penetration Checks

Verification of role isolation, multi-tenant data boundaries, and webhook signature validation.

03

WCAG 2.2 AA Accessibility Audits

axe-core scanning plus manual keyboard-only and screen-reader (NVDA/VoiceOver) verification.

04

CSP & Security Header Verification

Auditing Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, CORS, and dependency CVE vulnerabilities.

PILLAR 04 / 04 MANUAL & EXPLORATORY

Exploratory UX, Device Matrix & Release QA

Human intelligence where scripts fall short — catching visual glitches, edge-case UX friction, and cross-browser drift.

01

Real-Device & Cross-Browser Matrix

Testing across Safari iOS, Chrome Android, macOS, Windows, and responsive breakpoints.

02

Structured Exploratory Test Charters

Edge-case human testing of complex state transitions, file uploads, and payment failures.

03

Developer-Ready Bug Reproduction Packs

Every issue logged with HAR network traces, console logs, video capture, and exact repro steps.

04

Release Sign-Off & Quality Dashboards

Weekly executive telemetry tracking defect density, test coverage, and release readiness.

How We Work

6-Stage Delivery Architecture

Transparent two-week sprints, measurable checkpoints, and direct access to the engineers and strategists doing the work.

STAGE 01 1 / 6

Risk & Test Surface Audit

We review your architecture, user flows, and past production incidents to prioritize high-risk revenue and auth paths.

STAGE 02 2 / 6

Test Strategy & Pass/Fail Matrix

We author a clear test plan defining functional specs, browser/device matrices, and target load/latency thresholds.

STAGE 03 3 / 6

Exploratory Baseline & Bug Triage

Manual exploratory pass across your current build to catch immediate regressions while automation is being scaffolded.

STAGE 04 4 / 6

Playwright / Appium Suite Engineering

We write maintainable, page-object-modeled E2E and API test suites wired directly into your Git CI pipeline.

STAGE 05 5 / 6

Load Stress & OWASP Security Pass

We execute k6 load simulations and OWASP security scans, delivering prioritized fix tickets to your engineering team.

STAGE 06 6 / 6

Continuous Sprint QA & Reporting

Ongoing PR verification, regression maintenance, and weekly quality dashboards as your product ships new releases.

Who it's for

You should hire us if…

  • You have a dev team shipping fast and quality is drifting — regressions keep sneaking back, mobile breaks between releases, support tickets spike after every deploy.
  • You're preparing for an enterprise customer who will run their own penetration test and send a procurement questionnaire with a security section.
  • You've just hired your first in-house engineer and QA is still "whoever notices the bug". You need a process before the team doubles.
  • You're launching into a regulated market — healthcare, finance, government — where accessibility and compliance aren't optional.
  • You outsourced a build and don't trust it yet. You need an independent QA pass before you put your name on it.
What ships

What a QA engagement includes.

Every engagement starts with a test strategy document and ends with a tested, documented release. The scope between those two points depends on how deep you need us to go.

Test strategy document.
Functional, cross-browser, cross-device, performance, security, accessibility scope — agreed up front.
Automated regression suite.
Playwright for web, Appium for mobile. Runs on every pull request with pass/fail gating.
Cross-browser matrix.
Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, mobile Safari, Chrome Android. BrowserStack for the long tail where it matters.
Core Web Vitals budgets.
Lighthouse CI integrated into your pipeline with pass/fail thresholds you set, not generic defaults.
Load testing.
k6 or Locust against production-equivalent infrastructure. Report with pass/fail against your agreed load profile.
Accessibility audit.
WCAG 2.2 AA — axe-core, keyboard-only testing, screen reader (NVDA, VoiceOver). Prioritised fix list.
Security scan.
OWASP ZAP automated scan plus manual review of authentication flows and session handling.
Weekly quality dashboard.
Leadership-facing view of trends — regressions, flaky tests, coverage gaps — not raw bug counts.
Our approach

What we won't do.

QA is where corners get cut because the work is invisible when it's done well. These are the shortcuts we don't take, even when a budget conversation leans on us to.

  • No sign-off on untested paths. If a release includes new flows we haven't tested, we say so. We don't rubber-stamp.
  • No automation-only or manual-only engagements. The right QA mix is both, every time, in different proportions by product. One or the other is a tell.
  • No "QA at the end" workflow. We embed with your dev team from sprint start, catching issues when they're cheap. QA bolted on at the end is QA that finds everything too late.
  • No reports written for executives. Bug reports target the developer who'll fix them — reproducible, specific, with the stack trace. Executive summaries are a separate deliverable.
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Manual or automated testing?

Both, usually. A new project starts with manual exploratory testing to find the right test cases, then we automate the regression suite in Playwright (web) or Appium (mobile). We don't recommend 100% automation — some flows need human judgment, especially UX and visual regression.

Do you do load and performance testing?

k6 or Locust for load, Lighthouse CI for frontend performance budgets, and real-user monitoring for ongoing. The load-test report we ship names pass/fail thresholds you've agreed in advance, not raw numbers you have to interpret.

What's a typical QA engagement?

Pre-launch audit: 2–3 weeks, covering functional, cross-browser, mobile, accessibility, and performance. Retainer QA: 1–2 QA engineers embedded part-time with your dev team, 3–6 month minimum. We also run one-off focused engagements like security QA before an enterprise sales demo.

Can you work with our existing CI pipeline?

Yes. We add test stages to GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Jenkins, or Bitbucket Pipelines. Automated tests run on every pull request with pass/fail gating, and we set up reporting dashboards so leadership can see quality trends week over week.

Do you do accessibility testing?

WCAG 2.2 AA audits using a combination of axe-core, manual keyboard-only testing, and screen reader testing (NVDA, VoiceOver). We deliver a prioritized fix list and can implement the fixes if your team doesn't have the capacity.

Let's build something that actually works.

Every week you wait on untested code is a week of hidden risk. Tell us where it hurts and we'll show you exactly what fixing it looks like.

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