"Playwright Automation Lead" at Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid Onsite) - CG

Role: Playwright Automation Lead (Hands-On)

Locations: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

F2F Interview Highly Preferred For Local Candidates

Note: Candidate needs to be in the office 3-4 Days every week. Local or candidates from adjacent states only.

Role Overview:

• The Playwright Automation Lead will be responsible for driving the test automation strategy leading a team of UI API automation engineers and ensuring high quality delivery across projects
• This role demands deep technical expertise in automation frameworks hands on experience with Selenium Playwright Rest Assured and Java and strong leadership capabilities
• Experience with Data Keyword Driven Hybrid and inhouse frameworks such as Example Epsilon built on Selenium will be considered a strong advantage

Key Responsibilities:

• Hands on design and implementation of scalable automation frameworks
• Architect design and implement scalable automation frameworks and solutions for various types of testing functional integration performance regression
• Collaborate with cross functional teams developers analysts and stake holders to align automation strategies with product and business needs
• Mentor and guide junior automation engineers
• Develop integrate and maintain test automation scripts using industry standard tools like Selenium WebDriver TestNG Pytest and Playwright
• Track automation coverage and effectiveness through metrics and reporting
• Evaluate and onboard new tools and technologies to enhance automation capabilities
• Manage reporting traceability compliance and quality metrics throughout the lifecycle of products or projects

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in automation testing
• Strong hands on experience with Selenium Playwright Rest Assured and Java
• Experience with frameworks like TestNG JUnit Cucumber Playwright
• Proficiency in version control and CICD tools eg Git Jenkins
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills
• Proven experience in leading teams and managing automation deliverables
• Hands on experience in creating Jenkins Jobs Pipeline or Any equivalent CD Tools

Preferred Skills:

• Handson experience with Selenium Grid Cucumber BDD Maven and source code management tools Playwright
• Experience with any Inhouse framework for Selenium automation
• Knowledge of performance and security testing tools