Test Lead - Automation

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement the overall automation strategy for the application under test.

• Support the application team in continuous delivery and automation initiatives.

• Participate in code review meetings and contribute to maintaining coding standards.

• Provide guidance and support to testers and automation engineers in:

  • Test approach and framework design

  • Automation script development

  • Test execution

  • Results analysis and reporting

• Analyze test results, communicate findings, and support defect resolution activities.

• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and best practices in software test automation.

• Identify opportunities to improve existing automation frameworks and testing processes.

• Influence stakeholders to adopt automation practices that improve the efficiency, quality, and speed of software development.

Mandatory Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in software test automation.

• Strong proficiency in:

  • Java

  • Selenium

  • Cypress with JavaScript

  • BDD and TDD methodologies

  • Cucumber and Gherkin

  • CI/CD tools and practices

• Strong experience in API automation using tools such as REST Assured or Karate.

• Proven experience in both front-end and backend automation.

• Strong knowledge of databases such as DB2, MongoDB, or Snowflake.

• Experience writing and executing SQL queries.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all management levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with file handling in Java.

• AWS certification or hands-on experience with AWS services.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience may also be considered.

• An AI-oriented mindset, with experience using AI tools to improve the productivity, efficiency, and accuracy of software testing activities.