Manager, QA Automation

Overview

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is seeking a hands‑on QA Automation Manager to lead our quality engineering team through a strategic modernization of our test automation platform. The successful candidate will drive our transition from a legacy Selenium‑based framework to Playwright, while championing the adoption of AI‑assisted testing practices across the organization. This is a player‑coach role: you'll set technical direction and mentor a team, while remaining close enough to the code to make sound architectural decisions.

This position is based onsite in Atlanta, GA.

• Leadership & Team Management
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of QA automation engineers, setting clear goals, conducting performance reviews, and supporting career development.
  • Establish quality engineering standards, best practices, and a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Partner with Engineering, Product, and Dev Ops leaders to embed quality throughout the SDLC.
  • Manage team capacity, sprint planning, and delivery commitments within an Agile environment.
• Selenium-to-Playwright Migration
  • Define and execute a phased migration strategy from Selenium to Playwright, including risk assessment, prioritization, and rollback planning.
  • Design a scalable, maintainable Playwright test architecture (page object models, fixtures, parallelization, cross-browser coverage).
  • Establish migration tooling and patterns to accelerate conversion of existing test suites while minimizing coverage gaps.
  • Define success metrics (execution speed, flakiness reduction, maintenance cost) and report progress to stakeholders.
• AI-Enabled Testing
  • Evaluate and introduce AI‑assisted tooling for test generation, self‑healing locators, test maintenance, and failure triage.
  • Pilot the use of LLM‑based tools (e.g., AI test authoring, natural‑language test creation, intelligent test selection) and codify responsible, effective usage patterns.
  • Build a roadmap for integrating AI into the broader QA workflow, balancing innovation with reliability and cost.
• CI/CD & Quality Infrastructure
  • Integrate Playwright suites into CI/CD pipelines for fast, reliable feedback.
  • Drive improvements in test stability, reporting, observability, and defect prevention.

• 7+ years in software quality assurance / test automation, with 2+ years in a team lead or management capacity.
• Proven, hands‑on experience with Playwright (Type Script/JavaScript) and deep prior experience with Selenium (Web Driver).
• Demonstrated success leading a test automation framework migration or major modernization effort.
• Strong programming skills (Type Script/JavaScript; Python or Java a plus).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, Git Lab CI) and version control (Git).
• Experience testing web applications, APIs, and ideally mobile.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Preferred Knowledge and Experience
  • Hands‑on experience applying AI/LLM tools to testing workflows (test generation, self‑healing, triage).
  • Experience with performance, accessibility, or security testing.
  • Background in regulated or high‑reliability industries.
• What Success Looks Like (First 12 Months)
  • A clear, stakeholder‑approved migration plan with measurable milestones.
  • A meaningful percentage of critical test suites migrated to Playwright with reduced flakiness and faster execution.
  • At least one AI‑assisted testing capability piloted and adopted by the team.
  • A motivated, growing team operating under modern quality engineering standards.

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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.