Lead QA Engineer

Top 3 Skills: Playwright | Karate | UI/Manual Testing

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Lead QA Engineer with strong expertise in Playwright, Karate, and UI/Manual Testing. The ideal candidate will lead QA automation initiatives, define testing strategies, mentor QA engineers, and ensure high-quality software releases.

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright for UI automation testing.

• Strong experience with Karate for API testing and automation.

• Excellent UI and Manual Testing experience.

• Experience designing and maintaining scalable automation frameworks.

• Strong understanding of functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.

• Experience with API testing, REST services, and backend validation.

• Strong knowledge of test planning, test strategy, test cases, defect management, and QA processes.

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Strong experience with JIRA or similar defect/test management tools.

• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into deployment workflows.

• Ability to analyze test results, identify quality risks, and drive defect resolution.

Lead Responsibilities:

• Lead QA automation and testing activities across multiple applications/features.

• Design and implement robust Playwright and Karate automation frameworks.

• Define automation strategy, coding standards, and QA best practices.

• Review test cases, automation scripts, and overall test coverage.

• Mentor and guide QA engineers.

• Collaborate with Developers, Product Owners, and Business teams to understand requirements and acceptance criteria.

• Identify automation opportunities and improve overall testing efficiency.

• Track defects, risks, and quality metrics and provide QA status to stakeholders.

• Support release validation and production readiness activities.

Preferred

• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript for Playwright automation.

• Experience with Java for Karate/API automation.

• Exposure to Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar CI/CD tools.

• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills