Automation Test Lead

Automation Test Lead

Location: Camden, NJ (Hybrid model, minimum 3 days/week onsite) Duration: Long Term Contract

This role involves leading the automation testing efforts for an automotive IT project, focusing on developing and maintaining UFT automation frameworks, transitioning manual testing processes, and ensuring integration with CI/CD pipelines. The candidate will act as a liaison between various stakeholders and manage a team of QA engineers, while also overseeing end-to-end testing of automotive dealer workflows and ensuring data accuracy across systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Automotive Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5–8 years of hands-on experience using UFT/QTP, including advanced VBScripting, descriptive programming, and object repository handling.
• Strong proficiency in writing complex SQL queries and testing REST/SOAP APIs.
• Deep familiarity with Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center or Jira for test execution and defect mapping.

Required Skills:

• Expertise in UFT/QTP.
• Experience in database and integration testing.
• Clear client-facing communication skills.
• Proactive problem-solving abilities.
• Shift-left mindset in testing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience testing automotive dealer management systems, dealer portals, or supply chain/logistics applications.

Role and responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable automation frameworks using UFT for dealer portal, legacy mainframe systems, and API layers.
• Transition legacy manual testing processes into high-coverage automated regression suites.
• Ensure automated test scripts are integrated into the DevOps CI/CD pipeline.
• Lead and mentor a team of onsite and offshore automation QA engineers.
• Act as the primary onsite point of contact for business analysts, developers, and project managers.
• Manage defect triage meetings and provide executive quality metrics to stakeholders.
• Oversee end-to-end testing of core automotive dealer workflows.
• Validate data accuracy across integrations between dealer portal, ERP systems, and third-party logistics providers.