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Lead QA Automation Engineer - Playwright

VettedBench
Posted yesterday · Apply by 5 Nov 2026
India9-11 yrsOn-site

About this role

**Must-Have Skills**

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  • **9–11+ years** of QA Automation / Quality Engineering experience.
  • Advanced hands-on **Playwright and Selenium** – framework design, reusable components, debugging, parallel execution, cross-browser testing.
  • Strong **JavaScript/TypeScript** skills plus one additional language: **Java, C#, or Python** .
  • Advanced **API automation** – REST, OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman, service virtualization, and backend validation.
  • Experience architecting automation for **cloud, distributed, and enterprise applications** .
  • Strong **Azure DevOps / CI-CD** experience – source control, branching, PRs, quality gates, test reporting, parallel execution, environment management, and failure analysis.
  • Proven experience building **reusable automation frameworks, libraries, fixtures, utilities, reporting, and test-data solutions** .
  • Experience defining **automation patterns, coding standards, review practices, technical standards, and quality gates** .
  • Hands-on **Generative AI / AI coding assistant** experience for QA – test design, code generation, maintenance, test data, defect triage, and quality insights.
  • Ability to **evaluate AI outputs** and establish human validation, secure data handling, traceability, maintainability, and responsible-use practices.
  • Strong knowledge of **SDLC, Agile, BDD, risk-based testing, continuous testing, and quality metrics** .
  • Proven **technical leadership** across complex automation initiatives and multiple applications/teams.
  • Experience with **code reviews, pairing, technical workshops, mentoring, and cross-team enablement** .
  • Ability to assess automation needs, select **fit-for-purpose tools** , and create adoption roadmaps.
  • Experience working with **onshore, offshore, and co-sourced teams** .
  • Strong communication skills to report **progress, risks, adoption, and measurable outcomes** .
  • Bachelor’s degree in **Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field** , or equivalent practical experience.

**Good-to-Have Skills**

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  • **Performance, Accessibility, Visual, Mobile, or Contract Testing** .
  • **Selenium Grid** or other distributed execution approaches.
  • Experience establishing an **Automation CoE / Community of Practice** .
  • Experience with **AI prompting, AI-driven QA solutions/test agents** , and emerging AI capabilities.
  • Experience translating emerging **automation and AI capabilities into engineering standards** .
  • Experience partnering with QA leadership on **capability priorities, investment, staffing, governance, and success metrics** .
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