Associate Test Lead - Automation (selenium, Playwright)

Nec-Software-Solutions-; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

NEC Software Solutions India seeks an experienced test automation leader to shape our QA strategy and automation roadmap. You will drive modern frameworks, oversee architecture, and promote shift-left practices across squads.

Collaborating with product, development, and DevOps, you will enable robust CI/CD pipelines and ensure high-quality releases for global customers. Strong UI automation skills and ISTQB certification are valued.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in test automation and QA.
• Experience developing automated UI tests with Selenium/Playwright/Appium.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD and test strategy.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of modern test automation frameworks and tools.
• Oversee test architecture for scalable automation.
• Promote shift-left testing and support developers in quality.
• Collaborate with DevOps to enable CI/CD pipelines.
• Prepare test execution reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Test Automation

C# / JavaScript / TypeScript

QA Leadership

Education

ISTQB/ISEB Foundation certifications

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Appium

Mocha

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

NEC Software Solutions (India)

On 1st July 2021, Rave Technologies became NEC Software Solutions India. This change brought us under the global NEC Corporation brand. We are proud to be part of an organisation with 122 years of experience in evolution with technology and innovation.

We have more than 30 years of experience in providing end to end IT services across the globe and have earned a reputation for delighting our customers by consistently surpassing expectations and helping them deliver robust, market-ready software products that meet the highest standards of engineering and user experience. Supported by more than 1300 exceptionally talented manpower, we are a hub for offshore support and technology services.

We work with diverse industry verticals which include publishing, media, financial services, retail, healthcare and technology companies around the world. Our customers range from two-person startups to $bn listed companies.

NEC Corporation is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is recognised as a ‘Top 50 Innovative Company’ globally and the NEC Group globally provides “Solutions for Society” that promote the safety, security, fairness and equality of society. Their main goal is to help create a safer society with their innovations in technologies.

NEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies while promoting the brand statement of “Orchestrating a brighter world.” NEC enables businesses and communities to adapt to rapid changes taking place in both society and the market as it provides for the social values of safety, security, fairness and efficiency to promote a more sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential.

• Drive the implementation of modern test automation frameworks and tools.
• Oversee test architecture, ensuring scalability and maintainability of automation solutions.
• Promote shift-left testing practices and support developers in embedding quality.
• Implementation of automation frameworks for middleware and backend service-based applications in critical infrastructure design.
• Designing and executing automated tests on the latest revisions of the software.
• Participating in the development of our automated testing framework, assisting our move towards automated testing in a CI/CD environment.
• Interpreting requirements from existing manual test cases and specification documents. Liaising with Manual Testers and / or Business Analysts to understand the requirements.
• Liaising with the product and development teams to ensure that our backlog is up to date
• Providing estimates regarding the test effort required to complete work.
• Raising bugs and liaising with the development team from discovery through to resolution
• Setting up and configuring the testing environment and associated database(s)
• Working with and communicating frequently with a DevOps team to ensure smooth product delivery from beginning to end.
• Preparing the test execution report and sharing it with stakeholders.

Required technical skills and experience

• Experience with C# / Java Script/ Type Script
• 8 to 12 years of experience in Test Automation using various tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Appium, Mocha etc
• Experience developing and executing automated test cases for User Interfaces
• Knowledge of software development in a web environment

Required soft skills and experience

• Clear and concise communicator
• Able to prioritise between several tasks at any one time
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Detailed and effective written communication skills for documenting the features tested and bugs found
• Highly organized, detail oriented, extremely responsive
• Be comfortable discussing technical aspects of projects with other testers, developers & business owners.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience using Selenium and Playwright or equivalent tools
• Usage of latest AI tools.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines
• Experience testing User Interfaces and databases
• You'll have ISTQB/ISEB Foundation certifications or equivalent certifications or be working towards achieving them.
• Experience coordinating with external/Offshore QA resources

Additional Information

• Has worked with UK clients and team (Preferred)
• Has working experience of the onshore – offshore model
• Has experience of commercial awareness in aspects such as revenue recognition and margin management

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