Lead Automation Test Engineer - Playwright

Jade Global; Hyderabad, Pune District, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jade Global in Hyderabad, India, seeks an experienced Test Automation Engineer with 8+ years for designing, developing, and maintaining robust web automation frameworks using Playwright and Selenium. You will build reusable scripts, optimize performance, and contribute to scalable automation architectures within a collaborative, cross-functional team.

You will integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps), define test strategies, generate detailed

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on automation experience in Playwright and Selenium.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in automation frameworks.
• Experience with parallel execution and scalable automation architecture.
• REST API testing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust web automation frameworks using Playwright and Selenium.
• Build clean, reusable automation scripts with strong debugging and optimization skills.
• Implement and maintain parallel execution, test suites, and scalable automation architecture.
• Integrate automation pipelines into CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps).
• Ensure stability and reliability of automated regression suites across environments.
• Define and contribute to test strategies, including coverage analysis, prioritization, and execution planning.
• Generate detailed test reports, metrics, and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Work closely with developers, QA, DevOps, and product teams to ensure high-quality releases.
• Participate in code reviews, identify automation gaps, and continuously improve framework efficiency.
• Troubleshoot failures, analyze results, and ensure quick resolution of automation issues.

Skills

8+ years automation experience

Automation debugging

Test strategy & planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Java

JavaScript

CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Azure DevOps

Cross-browser testing

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust web automation frameworks using Playwright and Selenium.
• Build clean, reusable automation scripts with strong debugging and optimization skills.
• Implement and maintain parallel execution, test suites, and scalable automation architecture.
• Integrate automation pipelines into CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps).
• Ensure stability and reliability of automated regression suites across environments.
• Define and contribute to test strategies, including coverage analysis, prioritization, and execution planning.
• Generate detailed test reports, metrics, and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Work closely with developers, QA, DevOps, and product teams to ensure high-quality releases.
• Participate in code reviews, identify automation gaps, and continuously improve framework efficiency.
• Troubleshoot failures, analyze results, and ensure quick resolution of automation issues.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 8+ years of hands-on automation experience in Playwright and Selenium.
• Strong expertise in Java and/or JavaScript for framework development and scripting.
• Solid understanding of automation architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with parallel execution, cross-browser testing, and robust locator strategies.
• Proficiency integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with REST API testing (nice to have).
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud-based testing tools (Browser Stack, Sauce Labs).
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and version control (Git).
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.