Lead QA Automation Engineer - Playwright...

NewVision Software; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

New Vision Softcom & Consultancy Pvt. Ltd in Pune invites a Lead QA Automation Engineer to drive Playwright-based automation, architect scalable QA frameworks, and mentor teams. You will collaborate with Digital Assurance to raise quality across cloud and enterprise apps.

Required 8–10 years in QA automation, strong API automation, and hands-on AI-assisted testing. Hybrid work, APAC exposure, and a focus on SDLC, Agile, and quality metrics are expected.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of QA Automation / Quality Engineering experience.
• Advanced API automation – REST, OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman, service virtualization, and backend validation.
• Experience architecting automation for cloud, distributed, and enterprise applications.
• Strong Azure DevOps / CI-CD experience – source control, branching, PRs, quality gates, test reporting, parallel execution, environment management, and failure analysis.
• Proven experience building reusable automation frameworks, libraries, fixtures, utilities, reporting, and test-data solutions.
• Experience defining automation patterns, coding standards, review practices, technical standards, and quality gates.
• Hands-on Generative AI / AI coding assistant experience for QA – test design, code generation, maintenance, test data, defect triage, and quality insights.
• Ability to evaluate AI outputs and establish human validation, secure data handling, traceability, maintainability, and responsible-use practices.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile, BDD, risk-based testing, continuous testing, and quality metrics.
• Proven technical leadership across automation initiatives and multiple applications/teams.
• Experience with code reviews, pairing, mentoring, and cross-team enablement.
• Ability to assess automation needs, select fit-for-purpose tools, and create adoption roadmaps.
• Experience working with onshore, offshore, and co-sourced teams.
• Strong communication skills to report progress, risks, adoption, and measurable outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

Responsibilities

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Skills

QA Automation

API automation

Azure DevOps

Automation frameworks

AI coding assistant

SDLC / Agile

Code reviews

Team leadership

Test data management

Cloud apps

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Selenium Grid

Job description

Lead QA Automation Engineer - Playwright...

NVS/LQAE-P/1903652

• Digital Assurance
• Pune

End Date 02 Nov 2027

Required Experience 8 - 10 years

Basic Section

Grade --

Role Lead QA

Employment Type Full Time

Employee Category --

Organisational

Group Company NewVison

Company Name New Vision Softcom & Consultancy Pvt. Ltd

Function Business Units (BU)

Department/Practice Digital Assurance

Organization Unit Technology Assurance / Automation

Region APAC

Country India

Base office location Pune

Working model Hybrid

Weekly Off Pune office Standard

State Maharashtra

Skills

Skill

Playwright

CERTIFICATION

Working Language

Job Description

Must-Have Skills

• 8–10 years of QA Automation / Quality Engineering experience.


• Advanced API automation – REST, OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman, service virtualization, and backend validation.


• Experience architecting automation for cloud, distributed, and enterprise applications.


• Strong Azure DevOps / CI-CD experience – source control, branching, PRs, quality gates, test reporting, parallel execution, environment management, and failure analysis.


• Proven experience building reusable automation frameworks, libraries, fixtures, utilities, reporting, and test-data solutions.


• Experience defining automation patterns, coding standards, review practices, technical standards, and quality gates.


• Hands-on Generative AI / AI coding assistant experience for QA – test design, code generation, maintenance, test data, defect triage, and quality insights.


• Ability to evaluate AI outputs and establish human validation, secure data handling, traceability, maintainability, and responsible-use practices.


• Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile, BDD, risk-based testing, continuous testing, and quality metrics.


• Proven technical leadership across complex automation initiatives and multiple applications/teams.


• Experience with code reviews, pairing, technical workshops, mentoring, and cross-team enablement.


• Ability to assess automation needs, select fit-for-purpose tools, and create adoption roadmaps.


• Experience working with onshore, offshore, and co-sourced teams.


• Strong communication skills to report progress, risks, adoption, and measurable outcomes.


• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Performance, Accessibility, Visual, Mobile, or Contract Testing.


• Selenium Grid or other distributed execution approaches.


• Experience establishing an Automation CoE / Community of Practice.


• Experience with AI prompting, AI-driven QA solutions/test agents, and emerging AI capabilities.


• Experience translating emerging automation and AI capabilities into engineering standards.


• Experience partnering with QA leadership on capability priorities, investment, staffing, governance, and success metrics.