Lead Playwright Automation Engineer (JavaScript)

Job Title : Lead Playwright Automation Engineer (JavaScript) Experience:

10+ Years Employment Type:

Contract (Long-Term) Location :

Remote

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Playwright Automation Engineer to drive enterprise-level UI automation strategy and quality engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate will be an automation leader with expert-level Playwright knowledge, strong Selenium background, and proven experience in building scalable, CI/CD-integrated automation frameworks while mentoring teams and partnering across engineering functions.

Responsibilities • Design, architect, and scale Playwright-based UI automation frameworks with high functional coverage • Own end-to-end automation strategy for regression, smoke, and E2E test suites • Modernize and maintain legacy Selenium automation suites • Implement self-healing and predictive automation mechanisms to reduce flaky tests • Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines with automated quality gates • Develop advanced reporting, analytics, and quality dashboards for data-driven decisions • Define automation best practices, coding standards, and framework governance • Mentor automation engineers, conduct code reviews, and provide technical leadership • Collaborate with Development, DevOps, Product, and Architecture teams for shift-left testing • Evaluate and onboard modern automation tools, AI-driven testing solutions, and cloud platforms • Act as a technical escalation point for automation challenges and optimizations

Required Skills & Qualifications • 10+ years of experience in Test Automation and Quality Engineering • Expert-level experience in Playwright using JavaScript / TypeScript • Strong hands-on experience with Selenium • Proven expertise in automation framework design and architecture • Experience with regression, smoke, and end-to-end automation strategies • Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI) • Experience with Allure reporting, Playwright reports, and test analytics • Strong understanding of Agile testing and shift-left practices • Excellent leadership, mentoring, and communication skills

Nice to Have • Experience with AI-driven and self-healing automation tools • Hands-on experience with cloud-based test execution platforms • Exposure to enterprise automation governance models • Strong background in DevOps collaboration and continuous quality practices • Experience leading cross-project automation initiatives