Lead QA Automation Engineer (Playwright)
Core
Lead quality engineering and automation strategy for web applications and services, building scalable Playwright frameworks and defining release quality gates.
Role type
Senior Lead QA Automation Engineer (Playwright)
Builds
Scalable, reusable Playwright automation frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines
Domain
Software Quality Engineering / Web Services
Required skills
Playwright, TypeScript, JavaScript, CI/CD integration, Docker, cloud test grids, API testing, BDD frameworks, SQL, root-cause analysis, team leadership
Preferred skills
Java, Python, C#, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, microservices, security testing, regulated domain experience
Technologies
Playwright, TypeScript, JavaScript, Docker, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, CircleCI, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Cucumber, SpecFlow, Behave, Postman, Newman, Supertest, REST Assured, JMeter, JIRA, BrowserStack, Appium, Kafka, RabbitMQ, GraphQL, OAuth, JWT, SQL, NoSQL
Responsibilities
Define end-to-end test strategy and release quality gates; design and maintain scalable Playwright automation frameworks; integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines; lead, mentor, and hire QA/SDET engineers; perform root-cause analysis of production incidents; collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed quality practices.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities