Lead Automation Test Engineer - Java with Playwright

EPAM Systems; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in India is seeking a Lead Automation Test Engineer to design scalable Java-based test automation frameworks, drive quality practices, and mentor teams to accelerate software testing and delivery.

The role focuses on building automation with Selenium, implementing API test automation for REST and SOAP services, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines like Jenkins and GitHub Actions. Strong knowledge of authentication methods and design patterns is required.

Qualifications

• 9 to 14 years of IT experience.
• Proficiency in Java and OOP principles (Classes, Objects, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction).
• Experience with Selenium, API test automation, and CI/CD integration.
• Knowledge of authentication/authorization mechanisms (Basic Auth, Bearer Tokens, OAuth, NTLM).
• Familiarity with design patterns including Singleton, Factory, Decorator, POM, and Page Factory.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.

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/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 publish automation reports and dashboards for stakeholders.

Skills

Java

API testing

CI/CD

Tools

Selenium

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

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