Lead SDET Test Automation Engineer

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior SDET Architect to lead enterprise-scale automation initiatives for digital platforms and services. This role is ideal for a hands-on automation leader with deep expertise in Java, Playwright, TypeScript, API automation.

The candidate will play a key role in driving Automation COE initiatives, establishing scalable test frameworks, improving engineering quality standards, and enabling secure CI/CD delivery pipelines across web, API, and mobile platforms.

This position requires strong architectural thinking, leadership capabilities, and hands-on coding experience in modern automation technologies.

Key Responsibilities

SDET Architecture

• Define and drive enterprise automation strategy across web, mobile, API, and backend systems
• Build reusable automation frameworks and accelerator libraries using Java, Playwright, and TypeScript
• Establish best practices, coding standards, reporting standards, and governance models for Automation COE
• Mentor QA engineers and SDETs on framework design, automation patterns, and quality engineering practices
• Lead automation maturity initiatives and improve overall test coverage and execution efficiency

Test Automation Engineering

• Design and develop scalable test automation solutions for UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Build robust Playwright automation frameworks using TypeScript and Java
• Develop automated regression suites integrated with CI/CD pipelines
• Implement cross-browser and cross-platform automation strategies
• Improve automation reliability, reporting, parallel execution, and flaky test reduction

API & Backend Validation

• Create scalable API automation frameworks using REST Assured/Postman/custom libraries
• Validate microservices architecture, backend integrations, authentication flows, and data integrity
• Perform contract testing and service virtualization where required

Mobile & Platform Testing

• Support mobile automation using Appium for Android and iOS platforms
• Collaborate with engineering and platform teams to validate release readiness across environments

Required Skills

• 10+ years of experience in QA Automation / SDET Engineering
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java
• Extensive experience with Playwright and TypeScript
• Strong experience building enterprise automation frameworks from scratch
• Expertise in API automation and backend validation
• Hands-on experience with Appium and mobile automation
• Strong understanding of CI/CD practices
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Mandatory Skills

• Automation Testing
• SDET Architecture
• Java
• Playwright
• TypeScript
• API Testing
• Mobile Testing
• Appium
• CI/CD

Nice to Have

• DevSecOps

Preferred Skills

• AWS Secrets Manager / HashiCorp Vault
• Security testing and secure automation practices
• Experience with PCI-DSS, SOC2, or ISO 27001 environments
• Cloud-native testing experience in AWS environments
• Performance testing exposure is a plus
• Automation COE leadership experience
• Media/Streaming domain experience
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise releases
• Exposure to observability and monitoring tools