Lead QA Automation Engineer – Quality Engineering
Location: Trivandrum, Kerala
Work Model: Initially office-based; eventually minimum 3 days/week hybrid
Experience: 9–15Years
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 contemporary 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.
Strong hands-on experience with automation frameworks and programming.
Experience with one or more:
Selenium
Playwrigh

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