Automation Test 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 CICD 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

• API/UI automation experience with Selenium
• 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
• Strong 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

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