Senior Selenium Test Lead - Java

Job Summary

Skill

Category

Requirement

Required expertise

MANDATORY SKILLS - all required

Playwright - UI automation

Test Automation

Mandatory

Locators, auto-waiting, fixtures, parallel execution, trace viewer; functional, integration and E2E coverage

TypeScript

Programming

Mandatory

Types, interfaces, async/await, modules, reusable utilities and typed test helpers

API automation

Test Automation

Mandatory

REST automation via Playwright request context: auth flows, cookies and tokens, headers, multipart, JSON schema validation

Framework development and maintenance

Framework Engineering

Mandatory

Building a framework from scratch; page-object and reusable component patterns; config, utilities, reporting; ongoing refactoring

Regression automation

Test Strategy

Mandatory

Suite design and scope selection, stability, execution time control, coverage of critical journeys

CI/CD integration

Engineering Practice

Mandatory

Integrating suites into Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Harness; triggers, parallel runs, artifacts, published reporting

Debugging, triage and failure analysis

Test Automation

Mandatory

Trace and report analysis; isolating product defects from test defects; root cause of intermittent failures

Test data management

Engineering Practice

Mandatory

Repeatable, independent test data; setup and teardown; environment-specific handling

Git and version control

Engineering Practice

Mandatory

Branching, pull requests, code review and merge discipline on GitHub or equivalent

Test and defect management

Process

Mandatory

JIRA and Xray or equivalent for test cases, execution records and defect tracking

Automation coding standards

Framework Engineering

Mandatory

Establishing and upholding standards; reviewing peers' automation code

Agile and Scrum delivery

Process

Mandatory

Working within sprints, refinement, estimation and retrospectives

Total mandatory weight

GOOD TO HAVE - none required, used to differentiate between candidates who meet the bar

Playwright with Python

Test Automation

Good to have

Cross-language capability where a team standardises on Python

GCP data validation

Data Validation

Good to have

Verifying behaviour beyond the UI via Pub/Sub events, Cloud Storage and BigQuery read-backs

SQL and database validation

Data Validation

Good to have

Querying to validate data created or changed by a test

Docker

Engineering Practice

Good to have

Containerised, consistent test execution across environments

Contract testing

Test Strategy

Good to have

Consumer-driven contract verification between services

Accessibility automation

Test Strategy

Good to have

Automated accessibility assertions within the UI suite

Visual regression

Test Strategy

Good to have

Screenshot comparison and visual diffing

Performance testing exposure

Test Strategy

Good to have

Awareness of load and performance validation approaches

Cross-browser and responsive coverage

Test Automation

Good to have

Executing suites across browser engines and viewports

Reporting dashboards

Engineering Practice

Good to have

Allure, Playwright HTML reporting or equivalent published to stakeholders

Key Responsibilities

Skill

Category

Requirement

Required expertise

MANDATORY SKILLS - all required

Playwright - UI automation

Test Automation

Mandatory

Locators, auto-waiting, fixtures, parallel execution, trace viewer; functional, integration and E2E coverage

TypeScript

Programming

Mandatory

Types, interfaces, async/await, modules, reusable utilities and typed test helpers

API automation

Test Automation

Mandatory

REST automation via Playwright request context: auth flows, cookies and tokens, headers, multipart, JSON schema validation

Framework development and maintenance

Framework Engineering

Mandatory

Building a framework from scratch; page-object and reusable component patterns; config, utilities, reporting; ongoing refactoring

Regression automation

Test Strategy

Mandatory

Suite design and scope selection, stability, execution time control, coverage of critical journeys

CI/CD integration

Engineering Practice

Mandatory

Integrating suites into Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Harness; triggers, parallel runs, artifacts, published reporting

Debugging, triage and failure analysis

Test Automation

Mandatory

Trace and report analysis; isolating product defects from test defects; root cause of intermittent failures

Test data management

Engineering Practice

Mandatory

Repeatable, independent test data; setup and teardown; environment-specific handling

Git and version control

Engineering Practice

Mandatory

Branching, pull requests, code review and merge discipline on GitHub or equivalent

Test and defect management

Process

Mandatory

JIRA and Xray or equivalent for test cases, execution records and defect tracking

Automation coding standards

Framework Engineering

Mandatory

Establishing and upholding standards; reviewing peers' automation code

Agile and Scrum delivery

Process

Mandatory

Working within sprints, refinement, estimation and retrospectives

Total mandatory weight

GOOD TO HAVE - none required, used to differentiate between candidates who meet the bar

Playwright with Python

Test Automation

Good to have

Cross-language capability where a team standardises on Python

GCP data validation

Data Validation

Good to have

Verifying behaviour beyond the UI via Pub/Sub events, Cloud Storage and BigQuery read-backs

SQL and database validation

Data Validation

Good to have

Querying to validate data created or changed by a test

Docker

Engineering Practice

Good to have

Containerised, consistent test execution across environments

Contract testing

Test Strategy

Good to have

Consumer-driven contract verification between services

Accessibility automation

Test Strategy

Good to have

Automated accessibility assertions within the UI suite

Visual regression

Test Strategy

Good to have

Screenshot comparison and visual diffing

Performance testing exposure

Test Strategy

Good to have

Awareness of load and performance validation approaches

Cross-browser and responsive coverage

Test Automation

Good to have

Executing suites across browser engines and viewports

Reporting dashboards

Engineering Practice

Good to have

Allure, Playwright HTML reporting or equivalent published to stakeholders

Skill Requirements

Other Requirements