Job Description: Lead QA Automation Engineer – Playwright
Role: Lead QA Automation Engineer / Senior Lead – Playwright Automation
Experience: 7–10 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)
7–10 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
Solid hands-on TypeScript scripting experience
Proven experience designing and sc
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