Lead Automation Test Engineer - Java with Playwright

We are seeking a Lead Automation Test Engineer with strong expertise in Java-based test automation frameworks, API testing, and CI/CD integration. The ideal candidate will design scalable automation solutions, drive quality engineering practices, and mentor teams to accelerate software testing and delivery.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, enhance, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Java

Build robust automation solutions using Selenium

Lead framework architecture decisions focused on scalability, maintainability, and reusability

Implement parallel execution strategies and optimize execution times across browsers and platforms

Develop reusable libraries, utilities, and framework extensions

Design and implement API automation solutions for REST and SOAP services

Validate XML and JSON payloads through serialization and deserialization techniques

Handle session management and API integration testing

Conduct code reviews and enforce clean coding standards

Establish and govern coding standards, branching strategies, and version control best practices

Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions

Configure static code analysis and quality gates, and publish automation reports and dashboards for stakeholders

Requirements

9 to 14 years of experience in IT

Expertise in Java, Object-Oriented Programming principles (Classes and Objects, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction)

Proficiency in Selenium, API test automation, and CI/CD integration

Knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms including Basic Authentication, Bearer Tokens, OAuth, and NTLM

Familiarity with software design patterns including Singleton, Factory, Decorator, Page Object Model (POM), and Page Factory

Competency in Jenkins and GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipeline integration

Background in generating and utilizing embeddings for semantic search applications

Understanding of similarity search and retrieval mechanisms

Nice to have

Understanding of Transformer Architecture, Attention Mechanisms, and Transformer-based model architectures .