Lead Automation Test Engineer - Java with Playwright

EPAM Systems; Coimbatore District; Presencial; INR 1.500.000 - 2.100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

EPAM Systems is seeking a Lead Automation Test Engineer with deep expertise in Java-based test automation and API testing. The role focuses on designing scalable automation frameworks, driving quality practices, and mentoring teams to accelerate software testing and delivery.

Responsibilities include building robust Selenium-based automation, leading framework architecture decisions, enabling parallel execution, and integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.

Formación

• 9 to 14 years of IT experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java and OO principles.
• Expertise in Selenium, API test automation, and CI/CD integration.
• Knowledge of authentication/authorization: Basic, Bearer, OAuth, NTLM.
• Familiarity with design patterns including Singleton, Factory, Decorator, POM, Page Factory.
• Experience with Jenkins and GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
• Background in embeddings for semantic search applications and similarity search retrieval.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java-based test automation frameworks.
• Build robust automation solutions using Selenium.
• Lead architecture decisions for scalability and maintainability.
• Implement parallel test execution across browsers/platforms.
• Develop reusable libraries and framework extensions.
• Create API automation for REST and SOAP services.
• Validate XML/JSON payloads via serialization/deserialization.
• Manage sessions and API integration testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce clean coding standards.
• Apply coding standards, branching strategies, and version control best practices.
• Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Configure static code analysis and publish dashboards for stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Java

OOP concepts

Selenium

API test automation

CI/CD integration

Embeddings for semantic search

Similarity search

Design patterns

Authentication mechanisms

Transformer architectures (nice-to-ha)

Herramientas

Selenium

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Descripción del empleo

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