Senior QA Automation Lead

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Lead to lead enterprise-level test automation and quality engineering efforts for a large-scale technology environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will design and build automation frameworks from the ground up, guide QA teams, and drive modernization of testing practices through automation, CI/CD integration, and AI-supported solutions.

You will collaborate across Product, Development, DevOps, and Architecture teams to ensure high-quality, scalable, and reliable software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor QA Automation Engineers and QA teams
  
• Design, develop, and implement scalable automation frameworks
  
• Define and drive enterprise automation strategy and roadmap
  
• Build and maintain UI, API, database, and end-to-end automated test suites
  
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.)
  
• Establish automation standards, governance, and quality metrics
  
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog grooming, etc.)
  
• Perform manual testing as needed to support coverage
  
• Analyze test results, identify risks, and drive defect resolution
  
• Implement test data strategies and support test environment management
  
• Promote shift-left testing and continuous quality practices
  
• Provide reporting on automation coverage, defects, and quality trends
  

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of Software QA experience
  
• 5+ years leading QA Automation teams
  
• Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch
  
• Strong experience with CI/CD integration and DevOps practices
  
• Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum environments
  
• Experience managing enterprise or multi-project automation initiatives
  
• Strong collaboration and leadership skills
  

Technical Skills

Experience with one or more automation tools:

• Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Tosca
  
• Appium (preferred)
  

Programming experience in:

• Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or C#
  

Additional expertise:

• UI, API, and database testing
  
• Test data management
  
• Functional, regression, integration, and system testing
  
• Git-based development
  
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Bamboo)
  
• Automation architecture and quality governance
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI-driven or AI-supported testing solutions
  
• Experience with enterprise-scale applications
  
• Background in large, complex environments
  
• Experience establishing automated quality gates