QA Automation Lead

About The Opportunity

A fast-scaling tech firm in the Enterprise Software & Digital Transformation space, we build and test mission-critical applications for global clients across fintech, healthcare, and logistics. Our QA Automation Lead drives quality at scale—orchestrating end-to-end test strategies, leading automation frameworks, and embedding quality-first culture into agile delivery pipelines.

Role & Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reusable test automation frameworks using Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright for web and API testing.
• Lead a team of QA automation engineers—set KPIs, review test scripts, and foster continuous improvement in test coverage and execution efficiency.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) to enable shift-left testing and rapid feedback loops.
• Collaborate with Dev and Product teams to define testable acceptance criteria, automate regression suites, and reduce production defects by 40%+.
• Benchmarks testing maturity: introduce metrics (pass/fail rate, flakiness %, defect escape rate) to measure QA velocity and ROI.
• Champion best practices—code reviews, page object model, data-driven testing, parallel execution—and mentor junior engineers.
  
  

Skills & Qualifications

• Must-Have
• Selenium WebDriver
• Cypress
• Playwright
• Java
• Python
• TestNG
• JUnit
• REST API Testing
• Jenkins
• Git
• Page Object Model
• CI/CD Integration
• Agile/Scrum
• Test Metrics & Reporting
• Preferred
• Appium (Mobile Automation)
• JUnit 5 / TestNG 7+ Advanced Features
• Experience with TestRail or ALM tools
  
  

Skills: api testing,api,automation,ci,cd,qa automation,selenium