Senior QA Automation Engineer Senior (5+ Years) Mumbai, India Full time, on-site Apply for this role Overview
Unico Connect is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to lead test automation strategy across client engagements. The role architects test frameworks, drives coverage across web, mobile, and API, and integrates LLM-augmented test generation into the QA workflow. The position is well suited to senior automation engineers with deep Playwright or Cypress expertise and a track record of leading framework decisions at scale.
Key Responsibilities
• Architect and maintain test automation frameworks across web, mobile, and API
• Lead AI-augmented test generation including LLM-from-spec and golden-set evaluation
• Drive CI/CD integration including parallelisation, test sharding, and flaky-test isolation
• Mentor 2-3 junior automation engineers through code reviews on test code
• Set automation standards including page objects, fixtures, test data, and selector strategy
• Partner with engineering on contract testing and shift-left strategies
• Author internal automation playbooks and onboarding documentation
• Calibrate the automation interview bar and conduct senior interview loops
• Govern automation security including credentials management and sensitive data handling
• Lead production incident triage from a test-coverage perspective
Required Qualifications
• 5+ years of QA automation with at least 2 in a lead role
• Deep Playwright or Cypress expertise in production
• Strong TypeScript or JavaScript, or Python
• Production experience with mobile automation (Appium, Detox, Maestro)
• Hands-on with CI/CD at scale including parallel test execution, retry strategies, and reporting
• Familiar with performance testing (k6, JMeter) and visual regression
• Track record of mentoring junior automation engineers
• Capacity to lead client conversations on test strategy
• Excellent code review and written communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engine