QA Lead Engineer

Overview JOB DESCRIPTION

• QUALITY ENGINEERING

QA Automation Lead Test Automation Framework Architect | Playwright + TypeScript

About The Role We are looking for a hands-on QA Automation Lead to drive test automation strategy and execution across the GuidingCare ® platform. You will design, architect, and evolve scalable automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript) and Selenium, lead our framework modernization, mentor a strong team of automation engineers, and partner with development to embed in-sprint automation as a default.

Key Responsibilities Framework & Architecture

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks from scratch using Playwright with TypeScript
• Lead modernization of legacy suites ( Katalon , Selenium) to Playwright-based frameworks
• Establish design patterns (POM), reusable libraries, utilities, and reporting plug-ins for cross-team adoption
• Define and ma in tain automation coding standards, branching strategy, and code review practices

Strategy & Execution

• Define automation strategy, coverage targets, and KPIs aligned with release and business goals
• Lead in-sprint automation — partner with dev teams to comple te the automation alongside features .
• improve regression suite pass rates through systematic flaky-test triage and root-cause analysis
• Integrate test automation deeply into CI/CD pipelines ( A WS , GitHub Actions)

Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor and coach QA engineers on automation and framework usage
• Lead by example — write production-grade automation code that others use as the reference

AI-Assisted Testing

• Champion the use of AI tooling (Copilot, Claude, Playwright Test Generator) to accelerate authoring, maintenance, and adoption of emerging AI/ML approaches in testing

Reporting & Stakeholder Management

• Develop execution reports and dashboards to track progress, test outcomes, and quality metrics, providing clear visibility to leadership stakeholders
• Partner with Product, Dev, and DevOps to embed quality earlier in the SDLC

Required Skills Must-Have

• 1 0 + years of overall QA / SDET experience, with 8 + years in test automation
• Deep expertise in Playwright with TypeScript — test architecture, fixtures, parallelization, network interception, visual testing, debugging
• Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver (Java or JavaScript bindings)
• Proven track record of building automation frameworks from scratch .
• Strong programming skill s in TypeScript / JavaScript , P ytho n , Java .
• API automation experience (Playwright API testing, REST Assured, Postman)
• CI/CD integration experience — AW S preferred; GitHub Actions also acceptable
• Proficient with Git, pull-request workflows, and modern development practices
• Strong analytical and root-cause debugging skills, with excellent written and verbal communication

Nice-to-Have

• Domain experience in healthcare .
• Performance testing experience .
• Cloud platform experience (AWS)
• Hands-on with AI-assisted testing tools .
• Exposure to accessibility testing and open-source contributions to automation projects
• Experience with test management tools (Zephyr Essential, TestRail)
• Experience in developing accessibility test automation solutions using AI-driven tools and frameworks

Education

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science , Engineering, or a related field