Java Selenium Testing Lead- Mid Level

Responsibilities

• Lead QA strategy and execution across projects, ensuring robust automated testing coverage and release readiness.
• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based Selenium automation frameworks aligned with best practices and long-term scalability.
• Define test plans, test cases, and automation suites for functional, regression, and smoke testing across applications.
• Review automation code, enforce quality standards, and drive improvements in test design, stability, and execution speed.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to clarify requirements, identify risks early, and ensure testability of features.
• Analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, and provide clear defect reports with reproducible steps and evidence.
• Mentor and guide QA engineers, supporting skill development, task planning, and consistent delivery across the team.
• Track quality metrics and communicate status, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders in a timely manner.

Design and implement automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript for web and API testing, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and reusability.

• Develop, execute, and maintain automated test suites for functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing across multiple applications and environments.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams (developers, product owners, business analysts) to understand requirements, define acceptance criteria, and translate them into effective automated test scenarios.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Git-based workflows, ensuring fast feedback and reliable build quality gates.
• Perform API testing using Rest Assured or equivalent tools, validating request/response flows, status codes, and data integrity.
• Conduct database testing by writing and executing queries to validate data consistency, transformations, and back-end logic.

Technical and Professional Requirements

• Experience leading QA teams or acting as a test/automation lead across multiple releases.
• Expertise in building reusable automation components, applying design patterns, and improving framework maintainability.
• Experience with test execution and reporting practices that improve visibility and decision-making for releases.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence quality outcomes across cross-functional teams.
• Exposure to performance and API testing concepts and integrating automation into modern delivery pipelines.

Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (minimum 3 years) for UI test automation, including test creation, execution, and maintenance.

• Proficiency in TypeScript (or strong JavaScript with willingness to work in TypeScript) for writing clean, modular, and reusable test automation code.
• Solid understanding of automation testing concepts including test design techniques, test data management, and defect lifecycle.

Preferred Skills

• Selenium-Java
• Playwright Typescript

Educational Requirements

Bachelor of Engineering