Lead Automation Test Engineer

Description : Primary Skill :

• End-to-end QA strategy across SDLC / STLC, owning test plans, traceability, execution, and closure in Agile / Scrum environments.
• Architect and maintain a Playwright (TypeScript / JavaScript) automation framework : cross-browser runs, parallelization, retries, fixtures, and CI / CD integration (GitHub / GitLab / ADO).
• Drive shift-left quality : requirement reviews, risk-based testing, smoke / regression suites, and solid defect triage / reporting with Jira / Xray dashboards.
• Hands-on in functional, regression, smoke, sanity, UAT, and compatibility testing for web & mobile; mentor and upskill QA engineers; enforce code reviews and standards.
• Strong API testing (Playwright API / Postman), data validation with SQL (SQL Server / PostgreSQL), and test-data management; familiarity with Selenium is a plus.
• Performance / security awareness : design JMeter-based load tests and basic security checks (auth flows, SQLi scenarios) suitable for regulated domains like healthcare.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and stakeholders on sprint planning, release readiness, and high-quality test summary / reporting.
• Nice-to-have domain / tooling : .NET / Angular / Dynamics 365, Azure, and HIPAA-sensitive workflows; experience transforming manual suites into maintainable automation.
• Must-have : 10+ years in QA (incl. team / lead responsibilities), 3+ years building / owning Playwright automation, excellent communication, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities :

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