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
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field