Automation Specialist

Automation Specialist

We are looking for a highly skilled Automation Specialist with 15+ years of experience in software quality engineering and test automation. The ideal candidate should possess strong hands-on experience in Selenium WebDriver with Java and Playwright, along with expertise in automation framework development, CI/CD integration, API testing, and team leadership. The candidate will be responsible for driving automation strategy, leading a team of automation engineers, designing scalable automation frameworks, and ensuring high-quality software delivery across multiple projects. The skill expectations are aligned with internal hiring references that emphasize Selenium, Java, Playwright/TestNG, CI/CD, Git, cloud exposure, and leadership of automation programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end automation testing activities across web, API, and enterprise applications.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and Playwright.
• Define automation strategy, test approach, and automation roadmap for releases and product lines.
• Mentor and lead a team of automation engineers across onsite and offshore locations.
• Review automation code, establish best practices, and improve framework maintainability.
• Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Drive automation coverage for Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Integration, and End-to-End testing.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, DevOps teams, and QA stakeholders.
• Own test execution, defect triage, root-cause analysis, and release quality reporting.
• Create automation dashboards and metrics for leadership visibility.
• Support estimation, sprint planning, resource planning, and risk management activities.
• Continuously evaluate and implement automation improvements to reduce execution time and maintenance efforts.

Mandatory Skills Automation

• Selenium WebDriver with Java
• Playwright Automation
• TestNG / JUnit
• Maven / Gradle
• Page Object Model (POM)
• Data-Driven & Hybrid Frameworks
• Cross-browser Automation

Programming

• Core Java
• OOP Concepts
• Collections Framework
• Exception Handling
• Design Patterns
• File Handling

API Testing

• REST Assured
• Postman
• API Validation
• JSON/XML Processing

DevOps & CI/CD

• Azure DevOps
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• Git / Bitbucket / Azure Repos
• Build & Pipeline Management

Test Management

• Jira
• Azure Test Plans
• Zephyr / Xray
• Agile Scrum Methodologies

Preferred Skills

• Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript
• Cucumber BDD Framework
• Appium Mobile Automation
• Docker
• Selenium Grid
• Azure or AWS Cloud Platforms
• SQL Database Testing
• JMeter Performance Testing
• Healthcare / Medical Device Domain Experience
• AI-assisted Test Automation exposure

Technical Expectations The candidate should have hands-on experience in:

• Creating automation frameworks from scratch.
• Building reusable libraries and utilities.
• Implementing Playwright-based modern UI automation solutions.
• Developing API automation suites.
• Managing test data and environment configurations.
• Pipeline execution monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Automation reporting using Extent Reports, Allure Reports, or equivalent tools.
• Conducting code reviews and enforcing automation standards