About Indexnine
Indexnine is a global technology and product engineering services company that helps businesses thrive in a hyper-productive world by enabling safe and meaningful adoption of AI. Backed by 220+ engineers across six AI-powered studios, we help customers in five keyways :
- Create and execute AI roadmaps that are tightly linked to measurable and high-impact business KPIs
- Maximize ROI on AI investments through staffing, training, mentoring, and governance of AI initiatives
- Rapidly launch new software products, modernize legacy systems, and enhance product testing through an AI-first, Spec-Driven approach to product engineering
- Seamlessly integrate AI into existing SaaS and custom workflows to drive productivity and automation
- Deliver vertically integrated AI solutions using AI agents and fine-tuned small models purpose-built for specific business problems
We engage through flexible and collaborative models, including Dedicated Teams, Project-based engagements, Retainer-based engagements, Outcome-based engagements, and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) models for businesses looking to establish long-term offshore capability.
With a culture rooted in engineering with a product mindset, ownership of measurable outcomes, and a commitment to transparency, Indexnine helps businesses build products and AI capabilities that strengthen their competitive advantage and market leadership
Role Summary
We are seeking an Automation Lead / QE Lead to own and drive end-to-end automation strategy, framework architecture, execution, and quality governance across UI and API layers. This role demands a hands-on automation expert with strong analytical thinking, capable of embedding AI-enabled automation capabilities, CI/CD automation, and cloud-infra integration to deliver high-confidence releases.
Key Responsibilities Strategy & Framework Design
- Lead the design, development, and evolution of robust, scalable test automation frameworks for UI and API using Python and Robot Framework (minimum 5-7 years hands-on).
- Pioneer AI-enabled automation solutions for test generation, intelligent validation, and predictive quality insights leveraging modern tools and practices (e.g., MCP, Open API-supported AI).
- Define and establish automation standards, best practices, reusable libraries, and coding conventions aligned with evolving industry trends. & Execution :
- Develop, maintain, and optimize automated test suites covering :
- UI automation (Robot + Selenium / Playwright)
- API automation (REST, OpenAPI/Swagger-based validations, auth flows, negative scenarios)
- Ensure automation is embedded in CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins primary) with tight integration into build and deployment workflows.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering teams to identify areas for intelligent test coverage expansion, including API specs and UI behavior.
AI-Enabled And Intelligent Testing
- Drive adoption of AI-assisted testing techniques, such as ML-powered test case generation, self-healing locators, anomaly detection, and test data synthesis.
- Explore integration of generative AI tools to accelerate automation scripting and maintenance efforts.
Cloud & DevOps Integration
- Champion automation in cloud environments : AWS, Docker, infrastructure tooling, and observability platforms.
- Ensure automated suites work reliably across containerized and cloud-native test environments.
Quality Governance & Leadership
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams, enabling them to own QA sign-off and quality deliverables.
- Mentor and uplift team members on automation best practices, design thinking, and diagnostics.
- Establish and measure quality and automation KPIs (coverage, pass/fail health, test execution trends).
Critical Thinking & Analysis
- Employ strong analytical and critical thinking skills to evaluate risks, interpret test outcomes, and uncover root causes.
- Lead defect triage and resolution workflows with data-driven decisions.
Required Skills & Experience Technical Skills
- 7-10 years of hands-on experience building and evolving automation frameworks using Python and Robot Framework (core mandate).
- Deep expertise in API automation (REST, Open API, authenticated workflows) and UI automation.
- Strong hands-on expertise in UI automation using :
- Robot Framework with Selenium
- Robot Framework with Playwright (or direct Playwright exposure is a plus)
- Demonstrated experience developing AI-enabled automation capabilities and applying intelligent testing practices.
- Strong understanding of Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, build orchestration, and automation integration.
- Solid working knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS), containerization (Docker), and related orchestration.
Analytical & Leadership Skills
- Excellent critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and problem resolution skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate with Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams effectively.
- Strong communication skills and experience mentoring or guiding automation engineers.
Good To Have
- Experience in IGA/IAM domain or enterprise security products (optional but beneficial).
- Familiarity with additional tools (Playwright, Postman, Allure/ExtentReports) and observability metrics.
- Integration of AI/ML for test prioritization and predictive test outcomes, improving release confidence and cycle times.
- Partnering with DevOps and SRE to enforce automation quality gates and release readiness metrics.
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