Lead SDET Engineer – Quality Engineering & Automation

GRhombus Technologies Private Limited

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience Required: 8+ Years

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead SDET Engineer to support GRhombus's clients across multiple engagements and domains. This role is fully hands-on and central to our Quality Engineering services, driving excellence in automation, DevSecOps integration, and engineering-led testing.

The ideal candidate will lead automation initiatives, collaborate directly with client stakeholders, and help shape quality strategies aligned with business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Client Consulting & Delivery Excellence

- Engage closely with client product owners, architects, business teams, and engineering leaders - Understand client priorities, constraints, and technical landscapes - Design and present automation strategies, frameworks, and transformation roadmaps - Ensure solutions meet client needs, SLAs, and delivery commitments

Automation Framework Development

- Build, enhance, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, and backend testing - Work with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, Postman, and Fiddler - Implement BDD using Gherkin syntax aligned with client delivery models - Design reusable libraries and automation components

Hands-On Engineering Contribution

- Develop high-quality automation scripts using TypeScript, Python, C#, and Node.js - Drive in-sprint automation for rapid delivery - Support multiple client teams across engagements - Apply engineering best practices and coding standards

DevSecOps & Quality Pipeline Ownership

- Integrate automation suites within CI/CD pipelines - Work with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins,



and SonarQube - Support continuous testing and automated validations - Promote shift-left testing and real-time feedback mechanisms

Performance & Non-Functional Testing

- Support performance testing initiatives using k6 and LoadRunner Cloud - Work with observability and diagnostics tools such as Grafana and SolarWinds DPA - Identify bottlenecks, scalability issues, and reliability improvements

AI-Enabled Quality Engineering

- Introduce AI and GenAI capabilities into quality engineering workflows - Implement accelerators for test case generation, smart test data creation, and script healing - Recommend AI-driven approaches for improving speed, quality, and cost optimization

Collaboration & Leadership

- Work closely with internal delivery teams and client engineering squads - Participate in Agile ceremonies across distributed teams - Mentor team members and support engineering maturity initiatives - Facilitate collaboration between business and technical stakeholders

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline - 8+ years of experience in software engineering or test automation - Strong hands-on expertise in Playwright, Selenium, and Cucumber - Experience with TypeScript, Python, C#, and Node.js - Good understanding of Azure, AWS, or GCP environments - Experience working in Agile and distributed team environments - Familiarity with performance testing tools and DevSecOps practices - Minimum 1 year of experience leveraging GenAI/LLMs in QA

Why Join GRhombus Technologies?

- Opportunity to work on complex global engineering programs - Exposure to up-to-date automation frameworks and AI-driven quality engineering - Continuous learning and engineering excellence initiatives - Collaborative and innovation-focused work culture - Career growth opportunities across diverse client environments

📌 SDET Engineer – Quality Engineering & Automation (Chennai)
🏢 GRhombus Technologies
📍 Chennai