Senior QA Automation Lead

We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Lead to lead enterprise-level test automation and quality engineering efforts for a large-scale technology environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will design and build automation frameworks from the ground up guide QA teams and drive modernization of testing practices through automation CI/CD integration and AI-supported solutions.

You will collaborate across Product Development DevOps and Architecture teams to ensure high-quality scalable and reliable software delivery.

• Lead and mentor QA Automation Engineers and QA teams
  
• Design develop and implement scalable automation frameworks
  
• Define and drive enterprise automation strategy and roadmap
  
• Build and maintain UI API database and end-to-end automated test suites
  
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins Azure DevOps etc.)
  
• Establish automation standards governance and quality metrics
  
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning backlog grooming etc.)
  
• Perform manual testing as needed to support coverage
  
• Analyze test results identify risks and drive defect resolution
  
• Implement test data strategies and support test environment management
  
• Promote shift-left testing and continuous quality practices
  
• Provide reporting on automation coverage defects and quality trends
  

• 8 years of Software QA experience
  
• 5 years leading QA Automation teams
  
• Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch
  
• Strong experience with CI/CD integration and DevOps practices
  
• Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum environments
  
• Experience managing enterprise or multi-project automation initiatives
  
• Strong collaboration and leadership skills
  

Experience with one or more automation tools:

• Selenium Cypress Playwright or Tosca
  
• Appium (preferred)
  

Programming experience in:

• Java JavaScript/TypeScript Python or C#
  

Additional expertise:

• UI API and database testing
  
• Test data management
  
• Functional regression integration and system testing
  
• Git-based development
  
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins Azure DevOps GitLab Bamboo)
  
• Automation architecture and quality governance
  

• Experience with AI-driven or AI-supported testing solutions
  
• Experience with enterprise-scale applications
  
• Background in large complex environments
  
• Experience establishing automated quality gates