How will you make an impact in this role?
We are looking for a Lead SDET to drive the test automation strategy across our web and API platforms. You will own the automation architecture, mentor a team of SDETs/QA engineers, and partner closely with development and product teams to ensure high-quality, reliable releases.

This role requires hands-on expertise in RestAssured (API automation) and Playwright (UI/E2E automation), along with strong leadership and CI/CD integration experience.

What You Will Be Doing
- Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright for UI/E2E testing and RestAssured for API test automation.
- Define and drive the overall test automation strategy, tooling, and best practices across teams.
- Lead, mentor, and review the work of SDETs and QA engineers; conduct code reviews for automation scripts.
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar).
- Collaborate with developers, product managers, and DevOps to embed quality early in the SDLC (shift-left testing).




- Design test strategies for functional, regression, integration, performance, and API testing.
- Analyze test results, flaky tests, and coverage gaps; drive continuous improvement in test reliability and execution speed.
- Establish metrics and dashboards for test coverage, defect trends, and release quality.
- Own technical decisions around framework architecture, tool selection, and automation ROI.
- Coach team members on automation best practices, coding standards, and debugging techniques.

What We Are Looking For
- 4+ years of experience in test automation/SDET roles, with proven leadership experience.
- Mandatory hands-on expertise in RestAssured for REST API test automation (Java-based).
- Mandatory hands-on expertise in Playwright for UI/E2E test automation (Java/TypeScript/JavaScript).
- Robust programming skills in Java and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Solid understanding of REST APIs, JSON/XML

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