UI Test Automation Lead

We are seeking a hands-on, collaborative Lead SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) to drive the UI automation strategy, framework architecture, and continuous improvement of our frontend quality practices. As Lead UI SDET, you will provide technical leadership and guidance to the UI test automation team, ensuring robust, maintainable, and effective Playwright-based test suites for our modern web applications. This is a cross-functional leadership role focused on UI quality, maintainability, and efficiency.

Our core UI test automation stack includes :

• Playwright (primary UI automation framework)
• TypeScript (primary language for test development)
• Jest (for unit testing and test utilities)
• Docker and Kubernetes (for containerized test environments)
• GitHub Actions (for CI / CD)
• Karate (for E2E API Testing) Key Responsibilities
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the UI SDET / QA engineering team
• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of Playwright-based UI automation frameworks
• Architect and enforce the use of the Page Object Model (POM) and data-driven testing paradigms for UI automation
• Design and own comprehensive test plans in partnership with Product Owners to align testing strategies and automation scripts with BDD delivery practices
• Ensure UI test suites are maintainable, reliable, efficient, and scalable
• Drive adoption of best practices for reducing flakiness, increasing speed, and ensuring meaningful assertions in UI tests
• Establish and maintain robust regression testing processes to ensure ongoing UI quality
• Implement feedback loops from test results and production issues to continuously improve test coverage and effectiveness
• Drive the evolution and refactoring of UI test suites to adapt to product changes, reduce technical debt, and maximize long-term value
• Champion a culture of quality, rapid feedback, and continuous improvement throughout the SDLC
• Drive a TDD (Test-Driven Development) culture across the UI engineering team, including promoting learning and adoption of test automation by all engineers
• Collaborate closely with product, development, UX, and DevOps teams to deliver integrated, high-quality solutions
• Lead the adoption of modern UI testing tools, frameworks, and best practices
• Drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement for UI defects and quality issues
• Ensure engineering rigor, code quality, and effective documentation in all UI test assets
• Facilitate clear communication, knowledge sharing, and effective documentation within the team
• Support team growth through coaching, feedback, and skills development

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