Lead Automation Test Engineer - Java With Playwright

EPAM Systems; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Chennai seeks a Lead Automation Test Engineer with deep Java-based test automation, API testing, and CI/CD integration. The role designs scalable automation solutions, mentors teams, and drives quality engineering.

You will lead framework architecture, implement parallel execution, and develop reusable libraries for cross-browser testing, with integration to Jenkins and GitHub Actions.

Qualifications

• 9 to 14 years of IT experience.
• Proficient in Java and OO principles.
• Expert in Selenium, API testing, and CI/CD integration.
• Knowledge of authentication mechanisms: Basic, Bearer, OAuth, NTLM.
• Familiarity with design patterns including POM, Factory.
• Experience with Jenkins and GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines.
• Background in embeddings for semantic search applications.
• Understanding of similarity search and retrieval mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Java.
• Build robust automation solutions using Selenium.
• Lead framework architecture decisions focused on scalability and maintainability.
• Implement parallel execution and optimize cross-browser times.
• Develop reusable libraries and framework extensions.
• Design and implement API automation for REST and SOAP services.
• Validate XML/JSON payloads via serialization/deserialization.
• Handle session management and API integration testing.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce clean coding standards.
• Establish coding standards, branching strategies, and version control best practices.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Configure static code analysis and publish automation reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Java

Selenium

API testing

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Embeddings

Similarity search

OOP concepts

POM/Factory patterns

Tools

Selenium

REST API testing tools

Job description

Job Description:

We are seeking a Lead Automation Test Engineer with strong expertise in Java-based test automation frameworks, API testing, and CI/CD integration. The ideal candidate will design scalable automation solutions, drive quality engineering practices, and mentor teams to accelerate software testing and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Java
• Build robust automation solutions using Selenium
• Lead framework architecture decisions focused on scalability, maintainability, and reusability
• Implement parallel execution strategies and optimize execution times across browsers and platforms
• Develop reusable libraries, utilities, and framework extensions
• Design and implement API automation solutions for REST and SOAP services
• Validate XML and JSON payloads through serialization and deserialization techniques
• Handle session management and API integration testing
• Conduct code reviews and enforce clean coding standards
• Establish and govern coding standards, branching strategies, and version control best practices
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Configure static code analysis and quality gates, and publish automation reports and dashboards for stakeholders

Requirements

• 9 to 14 years of experience in IT
• Expertise in Java, Object-Oriented Programming principles (Classes and Objects, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction)
• Proficiency in Selenium, API test automation, and CI/CD integration
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms including Basic Authentication, Bearer Tokens, OAuth, and NTLM
• Familiarity with software design patterns including Singleton, Factory, Decorator, Page Object Model (POM), and Page Factory
• Competency in Jenkins and GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipeline integration
• Background in generating and utilizing embeddings for semantic search applications
• Understanding of similarity search and retrieval mechanisms

Nice to have

• Understanding of Transformer Architecture, Attention Mechanisms, and Transformer-based model architectures