Test Lead – Automation

Experience:
8+ years in Software Testing / Quality Engineering, including 2+ years in QA/Test leadership. Role Summary We are looking for an experienced Test Lead – Automation to lead quality engineering and automation initiatives across web applications and APIs. The role requires strong hands-on automation expertise along with technical leadership, test strategy, team mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities
• Define and drive the overall test and automation strategy across UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
• Build and maintain automated API testing for REST services using Postman, REST Assured, Playwright API, or similar tools.
• Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to QA and Automation Engineers. Conduct automation code reviews and establish testing standards and best practices.
• Own test planning, execution, defect management, quality metrics, risk assessment, and release readiness.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and establish automated quality gates.




• Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, Architects, UX, and DevOps teams. Drive root-cause analysis for production issues and continuously improve automation coverage and QA processes. Required Skills
• 8+ years of experience in Software Testing and Test Automation.
• 2+ years of experience leading or mentoring QA/Automation teams.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright, Selenium, and/or Cypress.
• Strong experience in API automation and testing.
• Programming experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Python.
• Experience with Git, Jira, SQL, Agile/Scrum, and DevOps practices.
• Experience integrating automation with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Robust communication, stakeholder management, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. Preferred Skills Cloud-native and microservices testing experience. Docker/Kubernetes and Azure/AWS exposure. Accessibility and visual regression testing experience. ISTQB or equivalent certification.

📌 Quality Assurance Lead (Bengaluru)
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