Lead QA Automation Engineer (Playwright)

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own scalable Playwright automation frameworks from scratch.
• Lead migration/enhancement of existing Selenium-based automation suites to Playwright.
• Architect and implement Playwright MCP integrations and Playwright Agent-based automation.
• Develop, review, and optimize automation scripts across UI, API, and cross-browser test suites.
• Lead and mentor an automation team of 510 engineers.
• Assign tasks, review code, and enforce framework standards.
• Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines and drive shift-left testing practices.
• Own STLC, test strategy, risk-based testing, and exploratory testing approaches.
• Track and report automation KPIs including coverage, flakiness, execution time, and ROI.
• Act as the primary technical liaison in daily client interactions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical and framework issues.

Required Skills

• 8–10 years of total QA experience.
• 5+ years of test automation experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on, production-grade Playwright experience.
• Strong TypeScript scripting experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Playwright MCP and Playwright Agent creation.
• Proven experience designing and scaling automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong Selenium framework design and scripting experience.
• Experience migrating/enhancing Selenium automation suites to Playwright.
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Git.
• Azure DevOps (ADO) knowledge, including work item tracking, pipelines, and test plans.
• Strong understanding of API automation, Page Object Model (POM), and cross-browser testing.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring an automation team of 5–10 members.
• Deep understanding of STLC, Agile testing quadrants, risk-based testing, and exploratory testing.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Experience in direct client-facing roles.