Associate Technical Architect - QA - Automation

Quantiphi; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantiphi is hiring for a Test Lead – Automation in Mumbai/Bangalore (Hybrid). The role requires 10+ years of experience in test automation across UI and API layers, with hands-on expertise in Playwright, Selenium, and Cypress.

You will architect scalable automation frameworks, drive automation-first testing, and mentor a QA team within client projects. You will also oversee CI/CD integration with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI, promote best practices, and collaborate with DevOps and

Qualifications

• Hands-on with UI and API automation frameworks.
• Proficient with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress.
• Experience using API testing tools like Postman and Rest Assured.
• Programming in Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Strong CI/CD and DevOps practices exposure.
• Knowledge of AWS cloud services.
• Containerization with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Excellent leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to drive automation transformation.

Responsibilities

• Define automation strategy across UI, API, data, and integration testing.
• Design and develop scalable, reusable automation frameworks.
• Establish automation standards, best practices, and governance.
• Drive adoption of automation-first testing approach across projects.
• Lead end-to-end automation implementation across client engagements.
• Identify automation candidates and prioritize regression coverage.
• Ensure integration of automation suites with CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive parallel execution, performance optimization, and stability of test suites.
• Build reusable automation accelerators, libraries, and utilities.
• Contribute to organization-wide QA frameworks and toolkits.
• Develop solutions for faster onboarding and delivery through reusable assets.
• Mentor and guide junior automation engineers and testers.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce automation best practices.
• Drive capability building and upskilling within the QA team.
• Promote engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with clients, developers, DevOps, and product teams.
• Translate business requirements into automation solutions.
• Provide regular updates, insights, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor on quality engineering and automation.
• Integrate automation frameworks with tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI.
• Implement quality gates and continuous testing practices.
• Enable shift-left and shift-right testing strategies.
• Drive adoption of AI/GenAI in test automation.
• Test case generation
• Self-healing automation
• Intelligent test selection
• Explore and implement modern tools such as Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium
• Continuously improve frameworks with latest industry practices

Skills

Automation frameworks

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

Postman

Rest Assured

Requests

Java

JavaScript

Python

CI/CD

Cloud engineering

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Team leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Stakeholder management

Automation transformation

Problem-solving

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Job description

While technology is the heart of our business, a global and diverse culture is the heart of our success. We love our people and we take pride in catering them to a culture built on transparency, diversity, integrity, learning and growth.

If working in an environment that encourages you to innovate and excel, not just in professional but personal life, interests you- you would enjoy your career with Quantiphi!

Role: Test Lead – Automation

Experience: 10+ years

Location: Mumbai/Bangalore (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities:

Automation Strategy & Framework Development

• Define and implement automation strategy across UI, API, data, and integration testing

• Design and develop scalable, reusable automation frameworks

• Establish automation standards, best practices, and governance

• Drive adoption of automation-first testing approach across projects

Automation Delivery & Execution

• Lead end-to-end automation implementation across client engagements

• Identify automation candidates and prioritize regression coverage

• Ensure integration of automation suites with CI/CD pipelines

• Drive parallel execution, performance optimization, and stability of test suites

Accelerators & IP Development

• Build reusable automation accelerators, libraries, and utilities

• Contribute to organization-wide QA frameworks and toolkits

• Develop solutions for:

• Enable faster onboarding and delivery through reusable assets

Technical Leadership & Mentoring

• Mentor and guide junior automation engineers and testers

• Conduct code reviews and enforce automation best practices

• Drive capability building and upskilling within the QA team

• Promote engineering excellence and continuous improvement

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Work closely with clients, developers, DevOps, and product teams

• Translate business requirements into automation solutions

• Provide regular updates, insights, and recommendations to stakeholders

• Act as a trusted advisor on quality engineering and automation

CI/CD & DevOps Integration

• Integrate automation frameworks with tools like

• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI

• Implement quality gates and continuous testing practices

• Enable shift-left and shift-right testing strategies

Innovation & Emerging Capabilities

• Drive adoption of AI/GenAI in test automation

• Test case generation

• Self-healing automation

• Intelligent test selection

• Explore and implement modern tools such as Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium

• Continuously improve frameworks with latest industry practices

Must have skills:

Technical Skills

• Strong experience in test automation frameworks (UI & API)

• Hands-on with tools like Playwright, Selenium, Cypress

• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, Rest Assured, Requests

• Programming skills in Java / JavaScript / Python

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

• Cloud & Modern Engineering

• Experience with AWS services such as: Compute, storage, and serverless architectures

• CI/CD and deployment pipelines

• Exposure to containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Strong team leadership and mentoring experience

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to drive automation transformation initiatives

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking

Nice to have skills

• Experience in data testing or ETL validation

• Exposure to AI-driven testing approaches

• Good understanding of microservices architecture and cloud-based systems

• Cloud & Modern Engineering

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you’ll enjoy your career with us!