Automation lead

Location: Pune

Experience: 8 to 11 Years

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable test automation frameworks using Playwright and Python.
• Drive Selenium to Playwright migration initiatives and establish automation best practices.
• Define and execute automation strategy aligned with Agile and DevOps delivery models.
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions/Jenkins).
• Leverage AI/GenAI capabilities for test generation, self-healing automation, defect analysis, and intelligent reporting.
• Mentor and guide automation engineers on Playwright, Python, API automation, and AI-driven testing approaches.
• Collaborate with Product, Development, and Business teams to improve quality engineering practices.
• Track automation KPIs, coverage, execution efficiency, and ROI realization.

Required Skills

• 8+ years in Test Automation and Quality Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience in Playwright with Python.
• Expertise in API Automation (REST Assured/Postman/Pytest).
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, and Agile methodologies.
• Good knowledge of AI/GenAI tools such as GitHub Copilot, Copilot Studio, OpenAI/Azure AI services.
• Experience implementing AI use cases such as automated test generation, defect intelligence, root cause analysis, and predictive quality insights.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.

Preferred Skills

• Agentic AI and MCP (Model Context Protocol).
• Performance testing exposure (NeoLoad/JMeter).
• Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).
• Test Data Management and Service Virtualization.