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QE Automation Lead

Arlington, VAFull-time2026-10-23 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead the strategy, framework, and team for a modern quality-engineering practice built on automated regression to enable faster, confident releases in a fintech environment.

Role type

Senior IC QE Automation Lead (Strategy & Hands-on)

Builds

Scalable automation frameworks and reusable components using Playwright with TypeScript for UI, API, integration, and data-validation layers.

Domain

Fintech / Financial Services / Regulated Environments

Required skills

Playwright, TypeScript, Software Architecture, Test Design Patterns, CI/CD Integration, SQL, API Testing, Salesforce Testing, Risk-Based Testing, Mentoring, Stakeholder Management

Preferred skills

Python, JavaScript, Java, AWS, Performance Testing, Accessibility Testing, AI-assisted testing tools

Technologies

Playwright, TypeScript, Postman, Swagger, OpenAPI, REST, JSON, SQL, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Zephyr Scale, JMeter, k6

Responsibilities

Own automation strategy and technical direction across multiple QE teams; Design and govern scalable automation frameworks; Integrate automated tests and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines; Mentor and grow the QE engineering team; Lead root-cause analysis for complex failures; Define and report actionable quality metrics (coverage, pass rate, defect trends, etc.).

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership