Automation Lead
Confidential client · Full-time
Overview
We are looking for a Test Automation Lead to drive the transformation of our quality and testing processes. In this role, you will lead a team of automation engineers, design and implement automation frameworks, and collaborate across teams to ensure high-quality software delivery in agile and DevOps environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a test automation roadmap to enhance quality and testing capabilities.
- Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to a team of automation engineers, promoting best practices.
- Optimize test architecture and full-lifecycle automation from unit to system verification.
- Design and implement automation frameworks tailored to specific project testing needs.
- Assess project environments and deliver cross-platform, cross-tool automation solutions for waterfall, agile, and DevOps models.
- Create and maintain automation test scripts using tools such as Selenium and QTP.
- Generate functional and non-functional test data.
- Execute functional and non-functional tests throughout the software development lifecycle and coordinate with developers.
- Review test scripts to ensure comprehensive scenario coverage.
- Conduct API testing and mobile testing using Appium.
- Coordinate client reporting on a weekly and monthly basis.
- Promote awareness of performance, load, and security testing.
- Manage and support the career growth of a team of 4+ automation engineers toward senior roles.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in technology or automation development projects.
- Proven experience designing and implementing automation testing frameworks such as TestNG, CARINA, Karate, or Robot Framework.
- Hands-on expertise with automation tools including Selenium, Appium, Katalon, UI Path, Cucumber, and API testing tools like RestAssured, SOAPUI, Postman, PACT, and JMeter.
- Strong programming skills in Java or Python with at least 4 years of experience.
- Experience with DevOps practices, Jenkins pipelines, and database interactions.
- Solid understanding of HTTP, XML, RESTful data structures, JSON, and CSS.
- Proficiency in shell scripting and Unix/Linux command line.
- Ability to identify technical skill gaps and collaborate with learning and development resources to foster team growth.
- Strong communication and coordination skills for client reporting and team leadership.
We'll score your resume against this role and send you a free assessment. Sampoorna's team follows up directly with strong matches.