Qa Lead Playwright Automation Engineer Bengaluru (India)

Job Title: QE Lead Work Location: Bangalore Experience: 8 to 12 Years As a QE Lead you are a key member of cross-functional product teams, ensuring high-quality, reliable, and scalable software delivery. You drive an automation-first quality strategy and embed continuous testing into the software development lifecycle to support continuous delivery. Required knowledge and experience: 8 to 12 years of experience in QA or quality engineering roles. Strong expertise in test automation (Playwright, Java - Selenium). Good to have experience with performance testing (K6, Locust, JMeter). Proven ability to design and implement automation frameworks. Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Github Actions). Solid troubleshooting and analytical skills across multiple technical domains. Familiarity with Jira/X-Ray, Confluence Experience working in Agile product development teams. Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Solid ownership mindset and passion for quality and continuous improvement. What will you bring as a colleague: A critical thinking mindset and the courage to speak your mind. A growth mindset and the determination to improve yourself and others. Outstanding communication skills in English. What will you do: Own and drive product quality across the delivery lifecycle. Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks. Implement and improve continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines. Develop and execute automated functional, regression, API, and performance tests. Perform performance and load testing using tools such as K6, Locust, or JMeter. Review product backlogs and roadmaps to identify risks and prioritize QA activities. Diagnose and troubleshoot issues across frontend, backend, APIs, and infrastructure. Define and track key quality metrics (automation coverage, defect leakage). Coach and mentor engineers on QA best practices and automation. Collaborate with product, engineering, and leadership to improve quality standards. Contribute to innovation, tooling improvements, and hiring as required. Deal Breaker Skill Quality Engineering Mandatory Skills Selenium Java Playwright JavaScript Rest Assured API Automation Framework Design Desirable Skills Cypress API automation, Performance Testing, UIAutomator, GitHub Actions, Agile Design Processes, Confluence