Sr Automation QA Engineer

Job Description: Sr. AutomationQA Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Lead/Principal Automation QA Engineer with over 10 years of expertise to drive our quality engineering this role you will champion a Shift-Left testing approach architect robust automation frameworks using Playwright and spearhead the testing strategy across multiple concurrent projects. You will act as both a hands-on technical expert and a collaborative mentor ensuring our engineering teams deliver flawless software at scale.
Key Roles and Responsibilities

Automation Framework & Strategy (Expert Level)

• Architect and Maintain Frameworks:Design develop and scale robust automation frameworks (Hybrid Data-Driven Keyword-Driven) using Playwrightwith Javaand/or TypeScript.
• Test Strategy & Planning:Author comprehensive high-level Test Plans and Test Strategies for complex multi-tier applications aligning quality goals with business objectives.
• Shift-Left Implementation:Drive the adoption of Shift-Left testing methodologies collaborating with developers early in the SDLC to implement unit component and integration-level automation.

Leadership & Initiative Management

• Multi-Initiative Management:Successfully balance and drive testing strategies across multiple simultaneous projects product lines or business initiatives without compromising on quality or deadlines.
• Mentorship & Collaboration:Act as a strong team player and technical mentor supporting junior/mid-level QA engineers and cross-functional team members wherever support is needed.
• Process Optimization:Continuously evaluate and refine testing methodologies (Agile/Scrum DevOps) to eliminate bottlenecks in the release pipeline.

Technical Execution & DevOps (Added Best Practices)

• CI/CD Integration:Seamlessly integrate Playwright automation suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab) to enable continuous testing.
• Test Environment & Data Management:Oversee the creation maintenance and mocking of test data and test environments required for automated execution.

Code Reviews:Conduct rigorous code reviews for automation scripts to ensure code quality maintainability and adherence to best practices.

SYNECHRONS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds race ethnicities religion age marital status gender sexual orientations or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements mentoring internal mobility learning and development programs and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to the applicants gender gender identity sexual orientation race ethnicity disabled or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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