Flydocs - Quality Assurance Automation Lead - Playwright Testing

Job Description : QA Lead Automation

Experience : 6 to 10 Years

Employment Type : Full-Time

Role Overview :

We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive QA Lead to lead end-to-end quality assurance strategy across web and API-based applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in automation testing (Playwright), performance testing, Angular frontend validation, NestJS backend validation, and API testing, along with proven leadership experience in Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities :

1. QA Leadership & Strategy :

- Define and implement overall QA strategy, test approach, and quality metrics.

- Lead, mentor, and manage QA team members.

- Establish test coverage standards across UI, API, and performance layers.

- Drive shift-left testing and automation-first mindset.

- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and DevOps teams.

2. Automation Testing (Playwright Mandatory) :

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript).

- Implement CI/CD-integrated automation suites.

- Ensure cross-browser and cross-device automation coverage.

- Improve automation coverage, reliability, and execution speed.

- Conduct code reviews for automation scripts.

3. Frontend Testing (Angular) :

- Validate Angular-based web applications.

- Test UI components, forms, routing, and state management.

- Perform functional, regression, and integration testing.

- Validate frontend performance, responsiveness, and usability.

4. Backend & API Testing (NestJS) :

- Test RESTful APIs developed using NestJS.

- Validate request/response contracts, authentication, and error handling.

- Perform schema validation and business logic validation.

- Use tools such as Postman or automated API frameworks.

5. Performance Testing :

- Design and execute performance and load testing strategies.

- Identify bottlenecks and scalability issues.

- Work with engineering teams to improve system performance.

- Experience with tools such as JMeter or k6.

6. Quality Governance & Metrics :

- Define QA KPIs and quality dashboards.

- Track defect leakage, test coverage, automation percentage, and release quality index.

- Ensure release sign-off compliance.

- Conduct RCA for production issues.

Required Skills & Experience :

- 6+ years in Software Testing with 2+ years in QA Lead role.

- Strong hands-on experience in Playwright automation framework development.

- Experience testing Angular applications.

- Strong API testing experience (REST APIs, authentication flows).

- Experience testing NestJS-based backend systems.

- Experience in performance testing tools (JMeter/k6/etc.).

- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

- Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Key KPIs (Measurable) :

- Automation coverage ? 80% for critical flows.

- Defect leakage < 5%.

- CI automation pass rate ? 95%.

- Performance baseline compliance before release.

- Year-over-year reduction in defect density.