Playwright Lead

Job Role: Playwright Lead

Experience: 6–9 Years

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana

Responsibilities Job Description:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of robust and scalable test automation frameworks using Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Define and own the test automation strategy, standards, and best practices across projects.
• Drive automation coverage for Web UI, API, and regression testing.
• Review automation code and guide the team on framework enhancements, reusability, and performance optimization.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Collaborate closely with Developers, Architects, Product Owners, and DevOps teams to ensure testability and quality at every stage.
• Lead defect triage, root-cause analysis, and quality risk assessments.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to release readiness and quality sign-off.
• Mentor and coach junior SDETs, conduct code reviews, and provide technical guidance.
• Track quality metrics, automation KPIs, and provide regular status reports to leadership.
• Continuously evaluate and introduce new tools, techniques, and improvements in test automation and quality engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in software testing with at least 3+ years in test automation leadership.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright using JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Proven experience in framework design from scratch and scaling automation solutions.
• Solid understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, DOM) and RESTful APIs.
• Strong experience in API testing and backend validation.
• Hands-on experience with Git and modern branching strategies.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD concepts, continuous testing, and DevOps integration.
• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools such as Jira, TestRail, or equivalent.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership mindset with the ability to influence quality culture across teams.