Senior Playwright Automation Architect - Enterprise QA

Avance Consulting; Sydney; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Avance Consulting is seeking an experienced Test Automation Architect with 12+ years to lead the design and governance of enterprise automation frameworks. You will champion Playwright-based testing across Web UI, API, and end-to-end tests, and drive CI/CD integration in cloud-native environments.

You will mentor QA Automation Engineers, collaborate with solutions architects and product teams, set standards, and guide automation strategy across multiple Agile squads.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Software Testing and Test Automation.
• 5+ years designing enterprise automation frameworks.
• Expert-level Playwright experience and API automation using Playwright/REST Assured/Postman.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute enterprise test automation strategy across initiatives.
• Establish automation standards, guidelines, and reusable components.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or GitLab CI).
• Lead automation for Web UI, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Design automation solutions for cloud-native, microservices architectures.

Skills

12+ years experience

5+ years automation frameworks

CI/CD integration

Mentoring QA Engineers

Strong communication

Tools

Playwright

REST Assured

Postman

Azure DevOps

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Avance Consulting is seeking an experienced Test Automation Architect with 12+ years to lead the design and governance of enterprise automation frameworks. You will champion Playwright-based testing across Web UI, API, and end-to-end tests, and drive CI/CD integration in cloud-native environments.

You will mentor QA Automation Engineers, collaborate with solutions architects and product teams, set standards, and guide automation strategy across multiple Agile squads.