QA Automation Lead

Benefits:

• Onsite
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for advancement

QA Automation Lead
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Domain: Financial Services / Banking
Job Type: W2
Work Mode: Hybrid - Day 1 Onsite, minimum 3 days per week
Experience: 12+ Years

We are seeking an experienced QA Lead - Automation to define and drive QA strategy, lead test automation initiatives, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable web applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in Selenium and Playwright, excellent programming skills, and proven experience leading QA teams and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement QA strategies, automation frameworks, and testing standards.
• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automation frameworks using Selenium and Playwright.
• Develop and execute automated test scripts using TypeScript, JavaScript, and Java.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab.
• Lead functional, regression, and API testing activities for web applications and REST services.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and cross-functional teams to identify and resolve quality issues.
• Manage test planning, execution, defect tracking, and reporting using Jira.
• Mentor QA engineers, review automation code, and promote best practices in software quality.
• Apply performance testing concepts and modern web architecture principles to improve application quality and reliability.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in QA and Test Automation.
• 3+ years of experience in a QA leadership or management role.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Selenium and Playwright.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, and Java.
• Experience integrating automation frameworks with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab.
• Strong knowledge of REST API testing and modern web application architecture.
• Experience with Jira for defect tracking, test management, and reporting.
• Understanding of performance testing concepts and software quality engineering practices.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and team collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the financial services or banking domain.
• Experience with enterprise-scale web applications and large automation frameworks.
• Ability to drive QA process improvements and establish automation best practices.

Compensation: $50.00 - $53.00 per hour


About Us

We work to deliver profitability in your business - with effective communication, consulting, and interactive solutions. Following an Agile Work Approach, we make sure you get the ideal solutions at minimum expenses.

Work Approach

Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy starts-and-ends at the Client-first approach. Be it understanding your business requirements to choosing the right technologies, we work as a collective team that takes all the possible steps to grow continuously towards our common goal.

Work Policy

We promote a collaborative work environment. We involve everyone working in the organization in community decisions and encourage them to think from a broader perspective. Our work process promotes flexibility and we maintain a high level of discipline at different levels of execution.

The Future

SelectMinds have years of experience in the domain helps us understand the need-of-the-hour better. This understanding drives us to a better future with every minute ticking. We believe we will be taking off major businesses from their flagship positions, with the products we are eyeing today.