Lead Test Automation Engineer

About the role

Join us and help the world's leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead automation testing efforts for web, mobile, API, and backend applications.
• Create and maintain automated test suites using Java, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, and related technologies.
• Develop and execute API test automation using tools such as REST Assured, Postman, or similar frameworks.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate application data and backend processing through SQL and database testing.
• Define test strategies, testing approaches, effort estimates, and quality metrics.
• Resolve automation failures and provide technical guidance to team members.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure quality objectives are met.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily standups, and retrospectives.
• Generate project status reports, testing metrics, and quality dashboards for leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across automation processes, tools, and frameworks.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and Test Automation.
• Strong hands-on programming experience with Java.
• 4+ years of experience building and maintaining Selenium automation frameworks.
• 2+ years of experience with mobile automation using Appium.
• Strong experience with API testing and automation.
• Experience with REST APIs, JSON/XML validation, and backend testing.
• Strong SQL and database validation skills.
• Experience building automation frameworks from the ground up.
• Demonstrated experience leading testing teams and automation initiatives.
• Experience with test estimation, planning, reporting, and project coordination.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience using JIRA or similar defect management tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while leading cross-functional testing efforts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Playwright.
• Experience with low-code automation platforms such as Mabl.
• Insurance or financial services industry experience.
• Performance testing experience using JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar tools.
• Accessibility testing knowledge.
• Experience testing across real mobile devices, emulators, and simulators.