Qa Automation Lead

Description

Our client is seeking an experienced Automation Technical Lead Engineer with 8-10 years of overall experience in software testing and quality engineering. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Playwright automation framework development, test strategy, test architecture, CI/CD integration, and leadership of QA automation teams. The candidate will play a key role in designing scalable automation solutions, driving quality initiatives, mentoring team members, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality software products.

The team currently faces several key challenges:

• Optimizing and modernizing an existing Playwright automation framework that has scalability and maintenance challenges.
• Migrating automation scripts from Micro Focus UFT to Playwright as part of a broader transformation initiative.
• Expanding automation capabilities to support end-to-end SAP testing.
• Embedding a true Quality Engineering (QE) mindset across the organization rather than treating quality as solely a QA responsibility.
• Accelerating delivery by identifying and automating the highest-value business-critical paths faster.
• This role is viewed as a strategic hire that will help shape automation standards, framework design, quality metrics, and team best practices moving forward.

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-grade test automation frameworks using Playwright (Python).
• Define automation standards, coding guidelines, and best practices across projects.
• Review automation scripts and framework enhancements to ensure maintainability and scalability.
• Drive automation strategy and roadmap aligned with organizational goals.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to QA Automation Engineers.

• Develop and maintain end-to-end, UI, API, and integrated test automation suites with ERP Systems.
• Implement/Maintain robust test automation solutions for web applications using Playwright.
• Design reusable components, utilities, and libraries to improve automation efficiency.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
• Enhance test reporting, logging, and monitoring capabilities.

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, Business Analysts, and Dev Ops teams to understand requirements and define test strategies.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure adequate test coverage.
• Drive shift-left testing practices within Agile environments.
• Identify automation opportunities and improve test execution efficiency.

• Integrate Playwright test suites with Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, or other CI/CD tools.
• Configure parallel execution and optimize test execution times.
• Manage test environments and execution pipelines.
• Monitor automation execution results and implement corrective actions.

• Provide regular status updates, quality metrics, and automation progress reports.
• Collaborate with development and product teams to address quality concerns.
• Participate in architecture reviews and release readiness assessments.

• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Expertise in test framework architecture and design patterns.
• Experience with Page Object Model (POM) and modern automation design practices.
• Knowledge of API testing, database validation, and backend testing.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience in test data management and environment management.

• Team leadership and mentoring skills.
• Experience in managing Distributed teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• Experience driving automation transformation initiatives

• Playwright
• Automation
• Quality assurance
• Python

• Playwright
• Automation
• Quality assurance
• Python

• Mandatory
• Playwright Automation Framework
• Type Script / JavaScript/Python
• API Automation Testing
• Web UI Automation Testing
• Agile/Scrum Methodologies
• Git Version Control
• CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI)
• Test Management Tools (JIRA, Azure Boards,ALM)
• Cross-browser testing
• Test Design Techniques
• Preferred
• REST Assured or API testing tools
• Cloud platforms (Azure)
• BDD frameworks such as Cucumber

• Automation coverage percentage.
• Reduction in manual testing effort.
• Automation execution stability and reliability.
• Defect leakage rate.
• Test execution turnaround time.
• CI/CD pipeline success rate.
• Team productivity and delivery milestones.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Holland, MI.

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $65.00/hr.

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