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.
- Develop, review, and optimize automation scripts across UI, API, and cross-browser test suites.
- Lead and mentor an automation team of 510 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, risk-based testing, and exploratory testing approaches.
- Track and report automation KPIs including coverage, flakiness, execution time, and ROI.
- Act as the primary technical liaison in daily client interactions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical and framework issues.
Required Skills
- 8–10 years of total QA experience.
- 5+ years of test automation experience.
- 3+ years of hands-on, production-grade Playwright experience.
- Solid TypeScript scripting experience.
- Advanced knowledge of Playwright MCP and Playwright Agent creation.
- Proven experience designing and scaling automation frameworks from scratch.
- Strong Selenium framework design and scripting experience.
- Experience migrating/enhancing Selenium automation suites to Playwright.
- Hands-on experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Git.
- Azure DevOps (ADO) knowledge, including work item tracking, pipelines, and test plans.
- Strong understanding of API automation, Page Object Model (POM), and cross-browser testing.
- Proven experience leading and mentoring an automation team of 5–10 members.
- Deep understanding of STLC, Agile testing quadrants, risk-based testing, and exploratory testing.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Experience in direct client-facing roles.
📌 Lead QA Automation Engineer (Playwright) (Pune)
🏢 Otomeyt
📍 Pune