Job Description: Lead QA Automation Engineer – Playwright

Role: Lead QA Automation Engineer / Senior Lead – Playwright Automation

Experience: 8–10 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are hiring a Lead QA Automation Engineer with deep, production-grade expertise in Playwright, including advanced capabilities like Playwright MCP (Model Context Protocol) and Agent creation. This is a hands-on leadership role — the candidate will design and scale automation frameworks from the ground up, drive migration from legacy tools like Selenium, mentor a team of automation engineers, and serve as the primary technical point of contact for senior client stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and own scalable Playwright automation frameworks from scratch

Lead migration/enhancement of existing Selenium-based automation suites to Playwright

Architect and implement Playwright MCP integrations and Playwright Agent-based automation for advanced/AI-assisted testing workflows

Develop, review, and optimize automation scripts across UI, API, and cross-browser test suites

Lead and mentor an automation team of 5–10 engineers — assign tasks, review code, and enforce framework standards

Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines and drive shift-left testing practices

Own STLC, test strategy, and risk-based/exploratory testing approaches across the team

Track and report automation KPIs (coverage, flakiness, execution time, ROI) to leadership and clients

Act as the primary technical liaison in daily client interactions, ensuring delivery quality and timelines

Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical/framework issues raised by the team

Must-Have Skills (Mandatory)

8–10 years of total QA experience,



with 5+ years in test automation

3+ years of hands-on, production-grade experience with Playwright (TypeScript)

Advanced Playwright knowledge — Playwright MCP and Playwright Agent creation

Strong hands-on TypeScript scripting experience

Proven experience designing and scaling automation frameworks from scratch

Prior experience in Selenium (framework design, scripting) with successful migration/enhancement to Playwright

Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools — Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps — and Git

ADO (Azure DevOps) knowledge — work item tracking, pipelines, test plans

Strong grasp of API automation, Page Object Model (POM), and cross-browser testing

Proven experience leading and mentoring an automation team (5–10 members)

Deep understanding of QA methodologies — STLC, Agile testing quadrants, risk-based testing, exploratory testing

Excellent communication and leadership skills, with experience in direct client-facing roles

Positive-to-Have Skills

Familiarity with Java, Python, or C# in addition to TypeScript/JavaScript

Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, Playwright-BDD)

Exposure to performance testing tools (JMeter)

Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes for test environment management

Experience with cloud-based test execution platforms (BrowserStack, LambdaTest, Sauce Labs)

Exposure to visual regression testing tools

ISTQB or equivalent QA certification

Experience with broader AI-assisted testing tools beyond Playwright Agent

Prior involvement in QA hiring, onboarding, or training programs

Basic understanding of accessibility testing

Educational Qualification

Bachelor's/master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

📌 Lead QA Automation Engineer - Playwright (India)
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