Java Selenium Test Automation Lead

Infosys; Khordha; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys seeks a Java Selenium Testing Lead (Mid Level) to drive QA strategy across releases. You will lead automation efforts, design scalable frameworks, and mentor engineers while collaborating with product and engineering teams to ensure robust test coverage and early risk detection.

The role emphasizes hands-on automation with Playwright in TS/JS, API testing, and maintaining testability across multiple applications and environments.

Qualifications

• Experience leading QA teams across multiple releases.
• Expertise in reusable automation components and maintainable frameworks.
• Strong reporting to improve release visibility.
• Hands-on Playwright UI automation for ≥3 years with TS/JS.
• Lead QA strategy and ensure release readiness.
• Collaborate with engineering and product for testability.
• Experience API testing and database testing.
• Mentor QA engineers and track quality metrics.
• CI/CD integration for automated tests.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA strategy and execution across projects.
• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based Selenium frameworks.
• Define test plans, test cases, and automation suites.
• Review automation code and drive quality improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to clarify requirements.
• Analyze test results and provide defect reports.
• Mentor QA engineers and track delivery.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform API testing and database testing.
• Track quality metrics and report risks.

Skills

QA Leadership

Stakeholder management

Test strategy

Mentoring

Release readiness

Communication

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

TypeScript

Rest Assured

Job description

Java Selenium Testing Lead- Mid Level

• Experience leading QA teams or acting as a test/automation lead across multiple releases.


• Expertise in building reusable automation components, applying design patterns, and improving framework maintainability.


• Experience with test execution and reporting practices that improve visibility and decision-making for releases.


• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence quality outcomes across cross-functional teams.


• Exposure to performance and API testing concepts and integrating automation into modern delivery pipelines.


• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (minimum 3 years) for UI test automation, including test creation, execution, and maintenance.


• Proficiency in TypeScript (or strong JavaScript with willingness to work in TypeScript) for writing clean, modular, and reusable test automation code.


• Solid understanding of automation testing concepts including test design techniques, test data management, and defect lifecycle.


• Lead QA strategy and execution across projects, ensuring robust automated testing coverage and release readiness.


• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based Selenium automation frameworks aligned with best practices and long-term scalability.


• Define test plans, test cases, and automation suites for functional, regression, and smoke testing across applications.


• Review automation code, enforce quality standards, and drive improvements in test design, stability, and execution speed.


• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to clarify requirements, identify risks early, and ensure testability of features.


• Analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, and provide clear defect reports with reproducible steps and evidence.


• Mentor and guide QA engineers, supporting skill development, task planning, and consistent delivery across the team.


• Track quality metrics and communicate status, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders in a timely manner.


• Design and implement automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript for web and API testing, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and reusability.


• Develop, execute, and maintain automated test suites for functional, regression, smoke, and integration testing across multiple applications and environments.


• Collaborate with cross functional teams (developers, product owners, business analysts) to understand requirements, define acceptance criteria, and translate them into effective automated test scenarios.


• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Git-based workflows, ensuring fast feedback and reliable build quality gates.


• Perform API testing using Rest Assured or equivalent tools, validating request/response flows, status codes, and data integrity.


• Conduct database testing by writing and executing queries to validate data consistency, transformations, and back-end logic.