Lead QA 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 maintain 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 complete 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 (AWS, 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

• 10+ 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 skills in TypeScript / JavaScript, Python, Java.

• API automation experience (Playwright API testing, REST Assured, Postman)

• CI/CD integration experience - AWS 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