Key Responsibilities

- Conduct an independent assessment of the current automation framework, architecture, codebase, and overall automation platform.
- Evaluate the existing Java-Selenium technology stack, framework design, coding standards, reusable components, test data management, reporting, and execution strategy.
- Assess automation coverage, stability, maintainability, scalability, execution time, and overall ROI.
- Review integration with CI/CD pipelines, test environments, source control, reporting, and defect management tools.
- Identify technical debt, bottlenecks, duplication, flaky tests, and architectural limitations.
- Benchmark the current approach against industry best practices and recommend appropriate improvements.
- Evaluate opportunities for AI/GenAI, Playwright, and other modern automation capabilities, where relevant.
- Define a prioritized improvement and modernization roadmap, including quick wins, medium-term improvements, and strategic recommendations.
- Provide recommendations on framework architecture, technology choices, engineering practices, governance, and team structure.




- Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions with the existing QA/automation team and guide them on recommended improvements.

Required Experience

- 10+ years of QA Automation experience, with strong Automation Architecture experience.
- Deep expertise in Java and Selenium and enterprise automation framework design.
- Strong understanding of framework patterns, design principles, reusable components, and automation engineering practices.
- Experience assessing and modernizing large-scale automation platforms.
- Solid CI/CD experience with tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar.
- Experience with test reporting, parallel execution, cloud/grid execution, test data, and environment management.
- Strong understanding of Agile/DevOps and enterprise QA processes.
- Exposure to Playwright and AI/GenAI-based automation is highly desirable.
- Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder-management, and presentation skills.

📌 Automation Architect (Chennai)
🏢 Kumaran Systems
📍 Chennai