QA Lead – Playwright Automation

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced QA Lead – Playwright Automation to drive test automation strategy and ensure high-quality delivery across web applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Playwright with TypeScript, proven leadership capabilities, and a deep understanding of modern QA practices, CI/CD integration, and scalable automation frameworks.

You will lead a team of QA engineers, define automation standards, and work closely with Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams to build reliable, maintainable, and high-performing test solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Automation & Technical Leadership

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of Playwright automation frameworks using TypeScript.

• Define and implement automation best practices, coding standards, and reusable components.

• Drive automation coverage across UI, API, and integration testing.

• Ensure automation suites are scalable, maintainable, and integrated with CI/CD pipelines.

• Review automation code and provide technical mentorship to QA team members.

QA Strategy & Quality Ownership

• Own the overall QA strategy, including test planning, test execution, and defect management.

• Define test approaches for functional, regression, smoke, sanity, and exploratory testing.

• Ensure high test coverage aligned with business-critical workflows.

• Identify quality risks early and proactively mitigate them.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of QA engineers and automation testers.

• Allocate tasks, track progress, and ensure timely delivery of testing milestones.

• Collaborate closely with Developers, Product Managers, and DevOps to shift quality left.

• Act as the primary QA point of contact for stakeholders.

CI/CD & DevOps Integration

• Integrate Playwright automation with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).

• Enable parallel execution and optimize test execution time.

• Analyze test results, flaky tests, and pipeline failures, and drive improvements.

Defect & Metrics Management

• Ensure effective defect lifecycle management using tools like JIRA.

• Track and report QA metrics such as test coverage, automation ROI, defect leakage, and release readiness.

• Drive continuous improvement in QA processes and tooling.

Required Skills & Experience

Must-Have

• 7–12 years of overall experience in Software Quality Assurance.

• Minimum 2+ years of strong hands-on experience with Playwright Automation using TypeScript.

• Experience in building and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch.

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, async programming, and modern web testing.

• Hands-on experience in testing Web applications (SPA, micro-frontends preferred).

• Experience with API testing (REST, GraphQL) using tools/frameworks.

• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and test automation integration.

• Experience leading QA teams or acting as a QA Lead / Automation Lead.

Good-to-Have

• Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, Gherkin).

• Knowledge of performance or security testing basics.

• Experience testing applications built on microservices architecture.

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments.

Tools & Technologies

• Automation: Playwright, TypeScript, JavaScript

• Testing Types: UI, API, Integration, Regression

• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI (or similar)

• Test Management & Defects: JIRA, TestRail (or equivalent)

• Version Control: Git

What We’re Looking For

• A hands-on QA leader who can code, guide, and execute.

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

• Passion for building quality-first engineering culture.