QA Lead - Automation

Location: Hyderabad and Ahmedabad

Experience: 10 - 15 Years

Work Mode: Hybrid

Timings: 12:30PM - 9:30PM

[email protected]

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Define and drive the overall test automation strategy across Web, API, and Mobile applications.
- Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and reusable automation frameworks from scratch.
- Evaluate and enhance existing automation frameworks to improve reliability, maintainability, and execution efficiency.
- Lead a team of 6 or more QA Automation Engineers, providing technical guidance, mentoring, and career development support.
- Perform Proof of Concepts (POCs) on emerging automation tools, AI solutions, and testing technologies.
- Conduct R&D; activities and recommend the best automation tools and frameworks based on project requirements.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Drive API automation and Mobile automation initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Developers, DevOps, and QA teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.
- Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to improving testability of applications.
- Analyze automation execution results, troubleshoot failures, and continuously improve framework stability.
- Establish automation best practices, coding standards, and quality metrics.
- Provide regular status updates, effort estimations, and automation coverage reports to stakeholders.

Who you'll be working with

- Collaborate closely with QA, Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams.
- Work with Developers and Product Owners to improve application quality and testability.
- Partner with Engineering Leadership on automation strategy and technical decisions.
- Lead and mentor a team of 6+ QA Automation Engineers.
- Guide the team on automation frameworks, coding standards, and best practices.




- Work with cross-functional teams across Web, API, and Mobile testing.
- Collaborate on AI-driven testing and automation innovations.
- Drive continuous improvement in test coverage, quality, and automation efficiency.
- Participate in architecture, framework, and code review discussions.
- Communicate automation progress, quality metrics, and risks to key stakeholders.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- 10+ years of overall experience in Software Quality Assurance.
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in Test Automation.
- Robust experience in developing automation frameworks from scratch.
- Experience in designing scalable, maintainable, and reusable automation architectures.
- Minimum 4+ years of hands-on experience in JavaScript and/or TypeScript.
- Strong experience with modern automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, WebdriverIO, or similar.
- Hands-on experience in API Automation using tools/frameworks such as Postman, Karate, Rest Assured, or equivalent.
- Experience in Mobile Test Automation using Appium or similar frameworks.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integration with automation frameworks.
- Experience in version control systems such as Git and repository management.
- Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

- Experience in Retail/eCommerce domain.
- Experience with cloud-based test execution platforms.
- Exposure to performance testing tools.
- Knowledge of BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or Behave.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Exposure to containerization technologies (Docker/Kubernetes).

Leadership Expectations

- Lead and mentor a team of 6+ QA Automation Engineers.
- Conduct technical reviews, code reviews, and framework design reviews.
- Coach team members on automation best practices and technical growth.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the QA organization.
- Collaborate effectively with engineering leadership and stakeholders.

📌 QA Lead Automation (Ahmedabad)
🏢 TechBlocks
📍 Ahmedabad