Project Role : Test Automation Lead
Project Role Description : Lead the transformation of testing into a continuous and productive end-to-end quality engineering function through the use of quality processes, tools, and methodologies significantly improving control, accuracy and integrity. Evolve more predictive and intelligent testing approaches based on automation and innovative testing products and solutions.
Must have skills : Automated Testing
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:
As a Test Automation Lead, a typical day involves spearheading the evolution of testing practices to establish a seamless and efficient quality engineering process. This role focuses on enhancing the overall testing framework by integrating advanced tools and methodologies that ensure greater control, precision, and data integrity. The position requires driving innovation in testing strategies, fostering continuous improvement, and implementing intelligent, predictive testing solutions that elevate the quality standards across projects. Collaboration with various stakeholders to align testing objectives with business goals is a key aspect of the daily routine.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Expected to be an SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
- Responsible for team decisions.
- Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
- Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
- Lead the adoption of new testing technologies and methodologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.




- Mentor and guide team members to enhance their skills and performance.
- Coordinate cross-functional efforts to ensure alignment of testing activities with project timelines and quality standards.

Professional & Technical Skills:
Must Have:

- Playwright — strong hands-on experience building and maintaining end-to-end automated test suites
- TypeScript (strongly preferred) or JavaScript — clean, well-typed automation code with solid async/await patterns
- Agentic AI & workflow automation — practical experience applying AI agents to testing workflows
- GitHub & CI/CD pipelines — authoring pipelines with test gates on PR, merge, and release triggers
- Agile methodology — active participation in sprint ceremonies, refinement, and Definition of Done
- Test Design — equivalence partitioning, boundary analysis, decision tables, and exploratory testing techniques

Nice to have:

- Playwright MCP — familiarity with Model Context Protocol for AI-assisted test generation
- Squash TM — linking automated tests to test plans and tracking coverage
- Financial services experience — understanding of the sector's regulatory and data integrity requirements
- Securities trading domain — knowledge of order lifecycle, market data, or FIX protocol is a strong differentiator

Additional Information:

- The candidate should have minimum 5 years of experience in Automated Testing.
- The candidate is required to work out of the Client Office in Kharadi, Pune for 3 days per week, as per the mandate
- A 15 years full time education is required.

15 years full time education

📌 Test Automation Lead (Pune)
🏢 Accenture
📍 Pune