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Senior QA Automation Lead

Location: Hybrid/Remote

Experience: 8+ years

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Lead with a proven track record in automation testing and quality engineering. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in Selenium, TypeScript, Playwright, Node.js, and Python. Will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and scalable software solutions.

In this role, you will not only contribute technically but also mentor QA engineers, influence testing strategies, and play a key role in shaping our automation frameworks and processes.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead the QA automation strategy, planning, and execution for complex software projects.

- Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, TypeScript, Node.js and Python

- API Testing using Rest-Assured, Postman, Swagger

- Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define acceptance criteria and ensure test coverage.

- Perform code reviews for automation scripts to maintain high-quality standards.

- Drive continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) testing practices.

- Mentor and guide junior QA engineers, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

- Participate in Agile ceremonies (Scrum, Kanban)



and contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives.

- Ensure timely identification, documentation, and resolution of defects.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

- 8+ years of professional experience in software testing, with a robust focus on automation

- Hands-on experience with Selenium, Playwright, TypeScript, Node.js and Python

- Proven experience in leading QA efforts for complex, large-scale software systems.

- Strong knowledge of test automation tools and best practices.

- Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).

- Familiarity with continuous integration & deployment pipelines

- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

- Strong communication and leadership skills.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills:

- Experience with Java and Selenium

- Exposure to API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, etc.).

- Knowledge of cloud-based testing environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

- Familiarity with performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling).

Education:

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

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