QA Lead 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