Lead / SDET

The Hartford; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking a Lead QA Automation Engineer in Hyderabad to design, build and maintain automated tests across UI and API layers. You will embed quality checks into CI/CD, and partner with Engineering and Product to prevent defects early.

Lead efforts using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript, scale test execution, and improve stability, coverage, and release confidence in an enterprise setting.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of hands-on experience in test automation for web and/or mobile applications.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Expertise in architecting and scaling cross-platform test execution using BrowserStack in CI/CD environments.
• Experience with AI/LLM-based testing tools.
• Ability to influence quality outcomes through collaboration and communication.
• Experience in Agile, DevOps, and continuous testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test suites for critical user journeys (smoke, regression, end-to-end).
• Build and enhance UI automation with Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Create API automation with data setup/teardown and basic contract checks where applicable.
• Analyze failures, triage defects, and collaborate with engineers to identify root causes.
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines with clear reporting and quality gates.
• Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and DevOps to clarify Acceptance criteria.

Skills

TypeScript/JavaScript

Playwright

CI/CD

BrowserStack

AI/LLM testing tools

Test automation frameworks

Agile/DevOps

Tools

BrowserStack

CI/CD tooling

AI/LLM-based testing tools

Job description

## Lead / SDETApplylocations: India GCC-Puppalaguda Villagetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R2625668IND Lead Quality Engineer - GCC025We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.**Position Overview**We are seeking a skilled **QA Automation Engineer** to join our Enterprise Digital Solutions team in **Hyderabad, India**. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain reliable automated tests across UI and API layers, embed quality checks into CI/CD, and partner with Engineering and Product to prevent defects early. You’ll contribute to scalable test architecture using **Playwright** with **TypeScript/JavaScript** and help improve test stability, coverage, and release confidence.**Key Responsibilities****Test Automation Development*** Develop and maintain automated test suites for critical user journeys (smoke, regression, end-to-end).* Create maintainable UI automation using **Playwright** and **TypeScript/JavaScript** (reusable fixtures, selectors, and page abstractions).* Build and enhance API automation (request validation, data setup/teardown, and basic contract checks where applicable).* Analyze failures, triage defects, and collaborate with engineers to identify root causes and prevent regressions.**Framework & CI/CD Integration*** Contribute to and continuously improve the Playwright automation framework (structure, utilities, reporting, and test patterns).* Implement scalable execution capabilities such as parallelization, environment orchestration, and reliable test data management.* Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (PR validation and nightly runs), with clear reporting and quality gates to support fast, reliable releases.* Leverage AI/LLM tooling (where approved) to accelerate test case authoring, refactoring, and failure triage (log/trace summarization).* Follow responsible AI and data-handling guidelines; collaborate with Security/Platform teams to ensure compliant use of AI-enabled testing.* Contribute ideas and small proofs-of-concept to improve test intelligence (failure clustering, flaky detection), as needed.**Collaboration*** Partner with engineers, product owners, and DevOps to clarify acceptance criteria and ensure testability of requirements.* Participate in code reviews for automation and share best practices for stable, maintainable tests.* Promote shift-left quality by adding automation early in the lifecycle and providing fast feedback to the team.**Quality Engineering & Governance*** Define automation scope for critical business journeys and ensure coverage for new/changed features.* Track and report quality metrics (pass rate, stability/flakiness, defect leakage) and propose improvements.* Communicate test status, risks, and release readiness to stakeholders with clear, actionable information.**Required Skills & Experience*** 5-7 years of hands-on experience in test automation for web (and/or mobile) applications, including designing and maintaining automation frameworks.* Strong proficiency in **TypeScript/JavaScript**.* Expertise in architecting and scaling cross-platform test execution using **BrowserStack SDK/Automate**in CI/CD environments* Deep experience integrating automation into **CI/CD pipelines**.* Practical experience using or operationalizing **AI/LLM-based testing tools**.* Familiarity with agent-based testing concepts and orchestration patterns (e.g., MCP or similar) is a plus.* Ability to influence quality outcomes through strong collaboration, clear communication, and pragmatic decision-making.* Experience making architecture-level automation decisions in complex environments.* Strong system-thinking mindset with the ability to balance speed, quality, and risk.* Strong background in Agile, DevOps, and continuous testing practices.* Experience supporting cloud-native, microservices, and API-driven systems.**Preferred Qualifications*** Experience in enterprise-scale or regulated environments.* Exposure to CIAM, security testing, or identity-centric platforms.* Prior experience driving quality transformation or modernization initiatives.* Familiarity with observability, analytics, and test intelligence platforms.