Lead QA Engineer

VML/WPP Enterprise Solutions; New Delhi; Presencial; INR 3.500.000 - 5.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

VML/WPP Enterprise Solutions is seeking a Lead QA Engineer to be the technical authority on complex accounts, architect automation frameworks, and mentor the QA community. You will lead through expertise, design scalable solutions, and communicate trade-offs to stakeholders.

Embrace AI-powered testing and shape QA principles across multi‑team engagements. You will collaborate with senior client stakeholders, drive test strategy, and ensure quality is embedded from requirements through release.

Formación

• Clear track record in automation architecture and technical problem solving.
• Solid experience testing in complex, transactional environments.
• Proficient in Playwright and TypeScript.
• Designed automation frameworks from scratch and built foundations, not just tests.

Responsabilidades

• Be the technical lead for QA on complex engagements—owning test strategy and the automation approach.
• Architect, build, and evolve automation frameworks that others can rely on.
• Own and solve the hard technical problems—test architecture, flaky tests, CI/CD integration, environment issues.
• Set the technical direction for QA on accounts—tooling, approach, and structure.
• Drive shift-left practices, embedding quality into requirements, design, and development.
• Design and execute test strategies across UI, functional, integration, API, accessibility and regression testing.
• Mentor QA engineers through hands-on collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Innovate with AI—using modern tools to work smarter and exploring what's next for QA.

Conocimientos

Automation architecture

QA leadership

Playwright

TypeScript

CI/CD

AI tooling experience

Agile scrum

Stakeholder communication

Herramientas

Playwright

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Windsurf

Descripción del empleo

Job Description:

Who We Are

WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience.

The opportunity:

Were looking for a Lead QA Engineer to be the technical authority on complex accounts. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role—youll architect automation frameworks, solve the hard problems, and set the technical direction for QA on your engagements, as well as being an active member of the QA community.

Youre the person the team turns to when things get complicated. Youve built automation from the ground up, you understand the trade‑offs, and you know how to design solutions that scale. You lead through expertise—raising the bar technically and helping others grow through mentorship and demonstration.

Youre also an innovator. Youre actively using AI tools to accelerate your work and youre thinking about whats next—whether thats self‑healing tests, smarter automation, or new approaches to quality. You dont just follow best practice; you help shape it.

And beyond the technical, youre a confident communicator who can hold your own with senior client stakeholders—explaining approaches, trade‑offs, and recommendations to influence decisions at a project level.

What you’ll be doing:

• Be the technical lead for QA on complex engagements—owning test strategy and the automation approach
• Architect, build, and evolve automation frameworks that others can rely on and contribute to
• Own and solve the hard technical problems—test architecture, flaky tests, CI/CD integration, environment issues
• Set the technical direction for QA on your accounts—tooling, approach, and structure
• Drive shift‑left practices, embedding quality into requirements, design, and development
• Design and execute test strategies across UI, functional, integration, API, accessibility and regression testing
• Mentor and elevate QA engineers through hands‑on collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Innovate with AI—using modern tools to work smarter and exploring whats next for QA
• Communicate technical recommendations and trade‑offs to clients and internal teams
• Participate in client‑facing forums—demos, triage, release calls, and technical discussions
• Contribute to a specialism and share knowledge across the wider QA community

What we want from you:

• A clear track record in automation architecture and technical problem-solving
• Solid experience testing in complex, transactional environments
• Proficient in Playwright and TypeScript
• Youve designed frameworks from scratch—not just written tests, but built the foundations
• Comfortable working across the full stack—Web apps, Native Apps, APIs, backends, logs, data
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf) and associated best practices.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD and how testing fits into modern delivery
• Experience working within agile scrum environments on complex, multi-stream deliveries
• Confident communicating technical concepts to clients, developers, and stakeholders
• A genuine continuous learner—curious, experimental, always evolving
• Pragmatic and delivery‑focused, but motivated by a good technical challenge

If you know some of this even better:

• Experience building AI‑powered testing capabilities
• A QA specialism youre passionate about
• Experience working across distributed teams
• Contributions to tooling, frameworks, or knowledge sharing beyond your immediate team

What we can offer you:

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Our culture thrives on our core values, designed for impact-driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.

We lead withHeart, fostering empathy and trust where genuine connections and human‑centric work flourish.
We empower yourBrainsfor innovation, valuing relentless curiosity and collaborative intelligence to solve complex challenges.
And we championCourage, inspiring you to speak up, embrace experimentation, and advocate for bold solutions that push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi‑channel growth for world‑leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca‑Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes‑Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence and world‑class partnerships – all united by our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

WPP (VML/WPP Enterprise Solutions) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.