Job Description :

We are looking for a seasoned QA Automation Engineer - Lead to take ownership of automation efforts across web and mobile platforms. This role will lead the QA automation strategy, ensure scalable frameworks, and mentor QA engineers to drive a culture of quality. You will work extensively with a Playwright-Python automation framework and support performance and non-functional testing as needed.

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead the QA automation strategy across web, mobile, and API platforms, ensuring scalable and maintainable test architecture.

- Own the design and evolution of automation frameworks, driving best practices and continuous improvement.

- Mentor and guide QA engineers through code reviews, training sessions, and leadership in quality culture.

- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and DevOps teams to align testing efforts with release goals.

- Ensure comprehensive test coverage across functional, regression, integration, performance, and security layers.

- Drive API and backend testing initiatives, including contract testing, service mocking, and microservices validation.

- Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar) for reliable and repeatable deployments.

- Monitor test execution and reporting through dashboards, analytics, and quality metrics.

- Define and maintain test data management strategies (synthetic/anonymized data, versioning).

- Champion QA process improvements including tooling upgrades, environment stability, and automation ROI analysis.

- Drive non-functional testing initiatives (performance, scalability, resilience, accessibility, and cross-device/browser validation).

- Contribute to release readiness assessments, risk identification, and go/no-go decisions.

- Stay ahead of industry trends by exploring AI-driven testing, low-code automation platforms, and observability-driven QA.

Skills Required :

- Programming & Frameworks : Expertise in Python, strong background in building and scaling automation frameworks.

- Web Automation : Advanced proficiency in Playwright (Python) including framework enhancements and parallel execution.

- Mobile Automation : Hands-on with Appium (iOS & Android), including device cloud integration and orchestration.

- API Testing : Strong experience with Postman, Python-based test suites, contract testing (Swagger/Pact), and service mocking.

- Performance & Load Testing : Experience with Locust, JMeter, or k6, ability to analyze results and guide optimization.

- CI/CD Integration : Mastery in setting up pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar) with automated test execution and reporting.

- Cloud & Containers : Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP/Azure for scalable test environments.

- Accessibility Testing : Tools like Axe, Lighthouse, WAVE for WCAG compliance.

- Monitoring & Analytics : Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK for observability- driven QA.

- Agile & DevOps : Strong grasp of test pyramid, BDD/TDD, exploratory testing, and sprint QA ownership.

- Version Control : Expertise with Git workflows and repository management across multiple teams.

- Reporting Tools : Hands-on with Allure, TestRail, or custom dashboards for test health and release readiness.

- Leadership Skills : Strong communication, mentoring ability, and collaboration with cross- functional teams.