Lead QA Automation Engineer – Quality Engineering
Location: Trivandrum, Kerala
Work Model: Initially office-based; eventually minimum 3 days/week hybrid
Experience: 9–12 Years
Industry: Banking / SaaS / Financial Technology
About the Role
We are looking for a Lead QA Automation Engineer / Quality Engineering professional who thinks like a software engineer and is passionate about building quality into enterprise software.
This is not a traditional QA management role. The ideal candidate will be hands-on with automation, framework architecture, API and backend testing, CI/CD, and modern quality engineering practices.
You will play a key role in defining the organization's automation strategy, improving engineering quality, and building scalable solutions for mission-critical applications.
Key Responsibilities
Define and implement the Automation and Quality Engineering strategy.
Architect and develop scalable, maintainable automation frameworks.
Drive automation across API, backend, database, integration, and end-to-end testing.




Integrate automated testing and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.
Establish meaningful quality, risk, and engineering metrics.
Implement continuous testing practices across the software development lifecycle.
Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Architecture, and DevOps teams.
Conduct technical and code reviews for automation solutions.
Mentor and guide QA Automation and Quality Engineering professionals.
Drive improvements in performance, resilience, scalability, and reliability testing.
Identify opportunities for intelligent automation and AI-enabled Quality Engineering.
Continuously evaluate and adopt modern testing tools, frameworks, and engineering practices.
Required Technical Skills
9–12 years of experience in Software Quality Engineering, QA Automation, SDET, or related engineering roles.
Robust hands-on experience with automation frameworks and programming.
Experience with one or more:
Selenium
Playwright
Cypress
Strong experi

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