Senior QA Automation Lead (Playwright/Selenium & AI)

Experience: 8–14 Years

Location: Chennai / Hyderabad / Bengaluru

Employment Type: Full-Time

Immediate/Early Joiners Preferred

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior QA Automation Lead with strong hands-on expertise in Playwright/Selenium, automation framework development, and AI-driven Quality Engineering. The candidate will lead automation strategy, drive scalable testing solutions, integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines, and leverage AI/GenAI to improve testing efficiency and quality.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and implement scalable automation frameworks using Playwright/Selenium.
- Lead UI, API, end-to-end, integration, and regression automation initiatives.
- Define automation strategy, framework architecture, coding standards, and reusable components.
- Evaluate and implement AI/GenAI solutions for test generation, optimization, defect analysis, and test maintenance.
- Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines and drive continuous testing.
- Improve automation coverage, execution efficiency, reliability, and maintainability.
- Conduct code reviews and ensure framework scalability, performance, and reusability.
- Troubleshoot complex automation and framework-related issues.
- Mentor automation engineers and provide hands-on technical leadership.
- Collaborate with Product, Development, DevOps, and Architecture teams to ensure quality across the SDLC.
- Define and track Quality Engineering metrics and KPIs.

Required Skills & Experience





- 8–14 years of experience in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, or Software Testing.
- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright/Selenium and enterprise-level automation framework development.
- Strong programming skills in TypeScript/JavaScript/Java.
- Experience in UI, API, integration, end-to-end, and regression testing.
- Robust knowledge of automation architecture, design patterns, reusable components, test data management, and parallel execution.
- Experience integrating automation frameworks with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools.
- Good understanding of Git, branching strategies, and code review practices.
- Knowledge of AI/GenAI concepts, LLMs, prompt engineering, AI coding assistants, and AI-enabled testing solutions.
- Strong understanding of Agile, shift-left testing, and continuous testing practices.
- Proven experience leading and mentoring automation teams while remaining hands-on technically.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Good to Have

- Experience implementing AI/GenAI-driven solutions for Quality Engineering.
- Exposure to Agentic AI, MCP, RAG, and LLM-based applications.
- Cloud experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Exposure to performance, accessibility, security, or mobile testing.
- Experience modernizing legacy automation frameworks and migrating to Playwright.
- Relevant certifications in QA, Cloud, DevOps, or AI.

? Interested candidates can share their updated resume at [email protected]

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