QA Lead Engineer

Location: Hyderabad, UNAVAILABLE, IN

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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