Key Responsibilities

- Lead and manage end-to-end automation testing activities using tools such as Katalon/ Selenium/ Playwright, Appium, or equivalent.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reusable, and robust automation frameworks.
- Develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for web, mobile, and API applications.
- Review automation scripts and ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and framework guidelines.
- Integrate automation test suites with CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and rapid delivery.
- Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and project managers to understand business and technical requirements.
- Estimate automation effort, prepare test strategies and plans, and track project milestones and deliverables.
- Analyze test execution results, identify defects, and provide comprehensive test reports and quality metrics to stakeholders.
- Mentor and guide automation engineers through technical support, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Drive continuous improvement in automation processes, tools, frameworks, and overall quality practices.
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.

Required Skills

- 6–7 years of experience in QA Automation, with 1–2 years of experience leading automation teams.
- Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver,



Playwright, Katalon, Appium, or similar automation tools.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript.
- Experience in developing and maintaining automation frameworks using industry best practices.
- Experience in mobile automation testing using Appium.
- Strong API automation experience using REST Assured, Postman, or equivalent tools.
- Experience with test reporting frameworks such as Extent Reports or similar reporting tools.
- Exposure to cloud-based testing platforms such as BrowserStack.
- Experience with Git, Maven/Gradle, and source code version control practices.
- Experience using defect tracking and test management tools such as Jira and Azure DevOps.
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Key Competencies

- Strong leadership, mentoring, and team management skills.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced setting.
- Strong planning, estimation, risk management, and delivery management capabilities.
- Commitment to quality, process improvement, and continuous learning.

Location: Trivandrum
Job Type: Fulltime (WFO)

Work Location: In person

📌 Automation Test Lead (India)
🏢 The closing Gap
📍 India