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, Git Lab CI, Git Hub 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 Web Driver
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 Test Rail or ALM tools

Skills:

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