Automation and QA Principal Lead

Ciklum India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid medical insurance

Mental health support

Financial & legal consultations

Udemy access

Language courses

Company-paid certifications

Job summary

Ciklum India is seeking a Senior Automation and QA Principal Lead to join our India team in a full-time capacity. You will steer test automation strategy, migrate the automation suite to Playwright, and collaborate across cross-functional teams to raise product quality.

The role requires 8+ years in QA automation, strong English, and experience in CI/CD, testing frameworks, and cloud services. You will mentor peers and shape testing standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in QA Automation of Web and backend/API testing
• Experience using AI development tools (Claude) to accelerate script creation and maintenance
• Excellent knowledge of different testing methods, techniques, types, and methodologies
• Experience creating test documentation (test strategy, test plans, etc.)
• Experience in the creation of automation frameworks from scratch
• Experience in integrating test reporting (Allure or similar)
• Experience with BDD, ATDD, and TDD approaches
• Knowledge of testing framework such as PlaywrightJS / PuppeteerJS / WebdriverIO
• Experience with at least one of test runners: JasmineJS, MochaJS, Jest, AVA, Playwright
• Understanding of the event loop model in Javascript and async execution
• Good understanding of CSS and XPATH selectors syntax
• Experience with continuous integration processes at least one (Jenkins, Bitbucket CI/CD, Github Actions, teamcity, or similar)
• Experience of working with version control systems (e.g. GIT, SVN and others)
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum/Kanban.
• Experience with continuous integration processes and tools, CI/CD pipelines
• Good knowledge of AWS/Azure DevOps services
• Good Knowledge of SQL and no-SQL DBs (PostgreSQL, mongo, redis, etc.)
• Experience of working in an Agile Scrum/Kanban development environment
• Good English skills – Upper-Intermediate and above
• Strong level spoken and written proficiency in English
• Availability to work with 4 hours of overlap with the central US area

Responsibilities

• Architect test automation frameworks from scratch
• Develop automated functional UI tests & API/Service level tests
• Integrate automated scripts into the CI/CD process
• Develop, maintain, and expand automated testing infrastructure
• Devise and document test frameworks, coding standards, preferred design patterns, and development methodologies
• Ensure code quality with peer reviews to ensure guidelines and standards are followed
• Define Quality Metrics and implement measurements to determine test effectiveness, and testing efficiency, and measure the overall quality of the Product as a part of the test automation process
• Conclude and report about the quality of the product under test
• Collaborate with other members of the QA team to automate the manual test processes
• Manage, analyze, and mitigate testing risks
• Onboarding of new team members on the project
• Technical advice for the testing teams

Skills

QA Automation

Tools

PlaywrightJS

PuppeteerJS

WebdriverIO

JasmineJS

MochaJS

Jest

AVA

Allure

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Job Description

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Automation and QA Principal Lead to join our team full-time in India.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About The Role

As an Senior Automation and QA Principal Lead, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. Assess the current Automation suite and migrate them to Playwright and suitable technology.

Responsibilities

• Architect test automation frameworks from scratch
• Develop automated functional UI tests & API/Service level tests
• Integrate automated scripts into the CI/CD process
• Develop, maintain, and expand automated testing infrastructure
• Devise and document test frameworks, coding standards, preferred design patterns, and development methodologies
• Ensure code quality with peer reviews to ensure guidelines and standards are followed
• Define Quality Metrics and implement measurements to determine test effectiveness, and testing efficiency, and measure the overall quality of the Product as a part of the test automation process
• Conclude and report about the quality of the product under test
• Collaborate with other members of the QA team to automate the manual test processes
• Manage, analyze, and mitigate testing risks
• Onboarding of new team members on the project
• Technical advice for the testing teams

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in QA Automation of Web and backend/API testing
• Experience using AI development tools (Claude) to accelerate script creation and maintenance
• Excellent knowledge of different testing methods, techniques, types, and methodologies
• Experience creating test documentation (test strategy, test plans, etc.)
• Experience in the creation of automation frameworks from scratch
• Experience in integrating test reporting (Allure or similar)
• Experience with BDD, ATDD, and TDD approaches
• Knowledge of testing framework such as PlaywrightJS / PuppeteerJS / WebdriverIO
• Experience with at least one of test runners: JasmineJS, MochaJS, Jest, AVA, Playwright
• Understanding of the event loop model in Javascript and async execution
• Good understanding of CSS and XPATH selectors syntax
• Experience with continuous integration processes at least one (Jenkins, Bitbucket CI/CD, Github Actions, teamcity, or similar)
• Experience of working with version control systems (e.g. GIT, SVN and others)
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum/Kanban.
• Experience with continuous integration processes and tools, CI/CD pipelines
• Good knowledge of AWS/Azure DevOps services
• Good Knowledge of SQL and no-SQL DBs (PostgreSQL, mongo, redis, etc.)
• Experience of working in an Agile Scrum/Kanban development environment
• Good English skills – Upper-Intermediate and above
• Strong level spoken and written proficiency in English
• Availability to work with 4 hours of overlap with the central US area

What’s in it for you?

• Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
• Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
• Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
• Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
• Care: We’ve got you covered with company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial & legal consultations

About Us

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.

India is a strategic innovation hub for Ciklum, with growing teams in Chennai and Pune leading advancements in EdgeTech, AR/VR, IoT, and beyond. Join us to collaborate on game-changing solutions and take your career to the next level.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!

Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.