Automation and QA Principal Lead

Description Ciklum; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Mental health support

Company-paid certifications

Job summary

Ciklum is seeking a Senior Automation and QA Principal Lead in India to architect and drive automation strategy for web and backend testing. You will migrate automation suites to Playwright, build scalable test frameworks, and integrate tests into CI/CD.

Strong English, 8+ years in QA automation, and hands-on leadership are essential. You will work with cross-functional teams to define quality metrics, oversee test planning, and mentor junior testers, ensuring high product quality across complex

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in QA Automation for Web and backend/API testing.

Responsibilities

• Architect test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Develop automated functional UI tests and API/service level tests.
• Integrate automated scripts into the CI/CD process.
• Develop, maintain, and expand automated testing infrastructure.
• Define quality metrics and implement measurements for test effectiveness.
• Report on the quality of the product under test.
• Collaborate with QA team to automate manual tests.
• Onboard new team members on the project.

Skills

QA Automation

Web/API testing

PlaywrightJS

CI/CD

BDD/ATDD/TDD

GIT/SVN

English proficiency

Tools

PlaywrightJS

PuppeteerJS

WebdriverIO

JasmineJS

MochaJS

Jest

AVA

Job description

Ciklum is looking for an 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
• 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!