Automation Lead

Role Overview

The Testing Automation Lead level is responsible for defining and driving the automation strategy across complex insurance transformation programs. The role requires deep expertise in automation engineering leadership, guiding distributed teams, and strong understanding of insurance platforms, products, and processes. The Lead ensures delivery excellence by implementing scalable automation solutions, improving quality outcomes, and accelerating time to market across engagements.

Key Responsibilities

• Define automation roadmap and strategy aligned to program objectives within the insurance portfolio
• Design, develop, and implement enterprise-grade automation frameworks for web, mobile, API, and integration testing
• Lead automation teams, provide technical guidance, conduct code reviews, and ensure engineering best practices
• Oversee automation planning, estimation, prioritization, and reporting across Agile delivery cycles
• Establish automation standards, templates, reusable libraries, version control practices, and continuous improvement models
• Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines and ensure continuous validation practices
• Drive optimization of test coverage, maintainability, and reusability across multiple insurance applications
• Manage stakeholder expectations and provide clear communication on automation progress, risks, and dependencies
• Mentor automation engineers and groom next-level automation leads

Required Skills And Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering with at least four years in automation leadership roles
• Expertise in Selenium, Java, or Python, TestNG, or JUnit, and designing custom frameworks
• Strong hands-on knowledge of API test automation, RestAssured or similar tools
• Working experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git, and pipeline configuration
• Good understanding of insurance domain processes including policy, claims, billing, and underwriting systems
• Proven experience leading geographically distributed automation teams
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, Agile, DevOps, and modern delivery practices

Preferred Skills

• Mobile automation experience with Appium
• Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or SpecFlow
• Exposure to cloud technologies, containerization, and microservices architecture
• Understanding of performance engineering concepts and collaboration with performance teams
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills, excellent communication, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution abilities
• Strategic thinking while managing hands-on technical responsibilities, high ownership, accountability, and commitment to quality excellence
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Experience working with large Financial Services, Insurance clients, and multi-vendor environments

Pay & Benefits

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $97,371 to $121,364. Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law. The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction. These may include, but are not limited to: geographic location, education and qualifications, certifications and licenses, relevant experience and skills, seniority and performance, market and business considerations, internal pay equity. It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include: Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave, Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada), Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada), Life and disability insurance, Employee assistance programs, Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility.