Description
Key Skills: Playwright, Selenium, Python, Java, TypeScript, Test Automation, Quality Engineering, AI-Driven Testing, Framework Development, Leadership
Good to Have Skills
Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP)-enabled workflows, AI/GenAI tools like Copilot, performance testing, non-functional validation, eCommerce platforms, enterprise SaaS products, Agile/Scrum methodologies, CI/CD integration, DevOps collaboration, and stakeholder management.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Define and lead the overall automation test strategy aligned with business and release goals.
- Build and scale robust automation frameworks for web, API, and integrated systems.
- Drive adoption of modern automation practices using advanced testing approaches and AI-assisted methodologies.
- Lead QA engineers and automation engineers by setting clear goals, ownership, and quality expectations.
- Establish automation standards, coding practices, reusability guidelines, and review mechanisms across teams.
- Partner with Development, DevOps, Product, and Release teams to integrate quality early in SDLC.
- Design, enhance, and maintain scalable automation frameworks with reliable execution and reporting capabilities.
- Build reusable libraries, utilities, and test components for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Support parallel execution, test data handling, environment configuration, and CI/CD integration processes.
- Lead implementation of automation architecture for modern web applications with improved stability.
- Apply AI and GenAI tools to improve testing outcomes and leverage advanced analytics workflows.
- Own automation scope planning across sprint, release, break-fix, and major deployment cycles effectively.
- Support release readiness, smoke testing, post-deployment validation, and hypercare stabilization activities.
- Define quality entry/exit criteria and drive measurable test effectiveness across all testing phases.
- Enable automated test execution as part of build, deployment, and release workflows integration.
- Build strong collaboration across cross-functional teams including Product Owners, Developers, and Architects.
- Define and publish meaningful quality and automation KPIs including coverage, defect leakage, and efficiency.
- Build leadership-ready quality dashboards and insights for strategic decision making and reporting.
Experience Required: 8+ years of experience in Quality Assurance/Quality Engineering with 3+ years leading test automation teams.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field