Lead Python Automation Test Engineer with AI

EPAM Systems; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Chennai seeks a Lead Python Automation Test Engineer to design scalable automation solutions and drive quality practices. The role leverages AI technologies to accelerate testing and delivery, requiring strong technical leadership and enterprise-wide automation experience.

Responsibilities include building frameworks, API automation, parallel execution, and mentoring the team on Python and quality practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field.
• 9–12 years of experience in test automation engineering with strong Python expertise.
• Proficiency in API test automation for REST and SOAP services including OAuth, Bearer Tokens and NTLM.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs such as GitHub Copilot, Claude and Cursor.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Python.
• Lead framework architecture decisions focused on scalability, maintainability and reusability.
• Implement parallel execution strategies to 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.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Mentor team members on Python, automation frameworks and quality engineering practices.
• Lead technical discussions and guide teams toward automation excellence.

Skills

Python

Test Automation

Leadership

AI/LLM knowledge

Decorators/Iterators

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

PyTest

Behave

Robot Framework

Selenium

Playwright

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

We are seeking a Lead Python Automation Test Engineer with AI expertise to design scalable automation solutions, drive quality engineering practices and leverage Generative AI and Agentic AI technologies to accelerate software testing and delivery. This role requires strong technical leadership, framework architecture expertise and experience driving enterprise-wide automation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Python
• Build automation solutions using PyTest, Behave, Robot Framework, Selenium and Playwright
• Lead framework architecture decisions focused on scalability, maintainability and reusability
• Implement parallel execution strategies to 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
• Conduct code reviews and enforce clean coding standards
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Define test strategies, automation roadmaps and quality metrics
• Mentor team members on Python, automation frameworks and quality engineering practices
• Lead technical discussions and guide teams toward automation excellence

Requirements

• 9 to 12 years of experience in test automation engineering with strong Python expertise
• Expertise in PyTest, Behave, Robot Framework, Selenium and Playwright
• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming principles and advanced Python concepts such as decorators, iterators and exception handling
• Proficiency in API test automation for REST and SOAP services including authentication mechanisms like OAuth, Bearer Tokens and NTLM
• Familiarity with software design patterns including Singleton, Factory and Page Object Model
• Experience integrating automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Understanding of Test Pyramid principles, shift-left testing practices and quality metrics
• Hands-on experience with LLMs such as GitHub Copilot, Claude and Cursor
• Understanding of prompt engineering, context window management and tokenization
• Experience generating and utilizing embeddings for semantic search applications
• Background in designing AI-driven solutions for test automation workflows
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field

Nice to have

• Understanding of Attention Mechanisms and Transformer-based model architectures
• Capability to evaluate and optimize model performance and focus