QA Automation Lead

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Automation Quality Engineer with 7–12 years of experience to lead test automation strategy and execution across our technology stack. This role is focused on framework development, hands-on test automation, and driving quality integration throughout the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, robust, and efficient test automation frameworks for functional, regression, and security testing, covering React UIs, Java APIs, and Oracle backend services.
• Actively write, execute, and maintain complex automated test scripts primarily using Java, Selenium for UI automation, and RestAssured for API automation.
• Drive seamless integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, enabling rapid feedback loops and continuous quality validation for Java-based applications.
• Implement effective strategies for synthetic test data generation and management to support diverse and comprehensive testing scenarios across Oracle databases and React UI components.
• Establish and maintain robust reporting mechanisms for test execution results, defect trends, and quality metrics, providing actionable insights to project teams and stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to a team of automation QA engineers, fostering their technical growth, problem-solving skills, and adherence to best practices.
• Collaborate extensively with Java developers, React UI developers, Oracle DBAs, product owners, business analysts, and DevOps engineers to understand requirements, refine acceptance criteria, and ensure quality is built into every stage of development.

Qualifications & Skills

• 7–12 years of experience in automation quality engineering with a strong focus on framework development.
• Proficiency with Java, Selenium (UI automation), and RestAssured (API automation).
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline integration for automated testing.
• Strong knowledge of test data management strategies and synthetic data generation.
• Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git (e.g., GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab).
• Experience with test case management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, Xray) and generating quality metrics and reports.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide team members in automation best practices.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across development, operations, product, and business teams.