QA Automation Lead

Job Summary

QA Automation Lead. Location: Pune. Department: Technology. Position: QA Automation Lead.

The QA Automation Lead will be responsible for developing and executing automation strategies, building scalable test automation frameworks, and leading quality assurance initiatives across applications and systems. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in Selenium, Java, and automation testing, along with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive continuous improvements in software quality.

Responsibilities

• Automation Strategy and Framework Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Selenium and Java.
• Define and implement automation testing strategies aligned with product requirements and business objectives.
• Develop reusable automation components, test scripts, and libraries to improve test coverage and maintainability.
• Identify suitable test cases for automation and continuously improve automation coverage across critical business workflows.
• Establish automation standards, coding practices, and documentation guidelines.
• Quality Assurance and Test Execution: Lead functional, regression, integration, smoke, and end-to-end automation testing.
• Analyse business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to create comprehensive test scenarios.
• Identify, document, track, and troubleshoot defects in collaboration with development teams.
• Ensure application functionality, reliability, and consistency across releases and testing environments.
• Monitor automation results and identify opportunities to improve test execution efficiency and reliability.
• Continuous Testing and Release Management: Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and faster release cycles.
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to establish automated quality gates.
• Identify and resolve flaky tests, script failures, and recurring automation issues.
• Support release readiness assessments through test reports, defect analysis, and quality metrics.
• Promote early defect detection and a shift-left testing approach across the software development lifecycle.
• Technical Leadership and Collaboration: Lead, mentor, and guide QA engineers in automation development, test design, debugging, and testing best practices.
• Define quality benchmarks, automation coverage targets, and testing standards.
• Work closely with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to identify risks and improve product quality.
• Drive continuous improvement in testing processes, tools, frameworks, and team productivity.
• Encourage a culture of accountability, collaboration, and quality ownership.

Required Technical Skills

• Selenium WebDriver, Java, and automation testing.
• Proficiency in Java programming, object-oriented programming concepts, collections, exception handling, and reusable code development.
• Experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks, including Page Object Model (POM), data-driven testing, and modular frameworks.
• Good understanding of functional, regression, integration, smoke, and end-to-end testing methodologies.
• Experience with test automation frameworks such as TestNG or JUnit.
• Working knowledge of version control systems such as Git.
• Ability to troubleshoot automation failures, analyse test results, and identify root causes.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman or Rest Assured.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI/CD.
• Working knowledge of SQL and database validation.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and defect-tracking tools such as Jira.
• Exposure to performance testing tools such as JMeter would be an advantage.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in software quality assurance and test automation, with prior experience owning automation initiatives or leading QA activities.
• Demonstrated practical expertise in Selenium, Java, and automation testing.
• Experience mentoring QA engineers and collaborating with cross-functional technology teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.

Key Success Measures

• Improved automation coverage across critical business workflows.
• Reduction in repetitive manual testing effort and regression-testing cycles.
• Improved stability, reliability, and maintainability of automation frameworks.
• Faster release cycles through effective continuous testing.
• Early identification of defects and reduced production defect leakage.
• Consistent adoption of quality engineering standards across the development lifecycle.

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