Playwright Automation Lead

Kiya.ai; Chennai; Hybrid; INR 3,800,000 - 5,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiya.ai in Chennai seeks an experienced Playwright Automation Lead to own the automation strategy and drive a Selenium-to-Playwright migration. The role focuses on building scalable test frameworks, reusable libraries, and data-driven test suites for web apps and APIs.

You will collaborate with Product Owners, QA engineers, and project managers to deliver high-quality automation and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring maintainability and fast feedback.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Playwright experience, including migration from Selenium.
• Strong programming in TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, or C#.
• Automation of web apps, APIs, and end-to-end business flows.
• Understanding of framework architecture and design patterns.
• Git source control and branching strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Playwright test suites for web apps and APIs.
• Drive end-to-end migration from Selenium to Playwright with scalable framework design.
• Build reusable libraries, utilities, data-driven and BDD components.
• Ensure parallel execution and scalable regression to shrink cycle times.
• Integrate tests into Jenkins pipelines with reporting and quality gates.

Skills

Playwright

Selenium migration

TypeScript

JavaScript

Java

C#

API automation

Test design patterns

CI/CD

Git

Tools

GitHub

GitLab

Bitbucket

OpenText Octane

Job description

Position : Playwright Automation Lead

Experience: 8 to 12 Years

Notice period: Immediate to 15 Days (Not more than)

Location : Chennai

Type Of interview : F2F Interview (Final Discission)

Responsibility:

Technical

• Proven handson experience with Playwright (incl. migration from Selenium).
• Strong programming in TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, or C#.
• Automation of web apps, APIs, and endtoend business flows.
• Deep understanding of framework architecture & design patterns.
• Git sourcecontrol (branching strategies).

CI/CD & Tooling

• Jenkins pipeline development & maintenance.
• Integration of automated tests into CI/CD.
• Proficiency OpenText Octane, and testmanagement platforms.
• Experience with GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket.

Automation Transformation & Migration

• Drive endtoend Selenium Playwright migration
• Assess current coverage & define improvement opportunities
• Design a scalable, maintainable Playwright framework with coding standards
• Build and prioritize an automation backlog focused on highvalue scenarios
• Define roadmaps and deliver incremental migration milestones

AIDriven Enhancements

• Identify AI solutions to accelerate testcase creation and test scripts to convert from Selenium to Playwright
• Use AI tools for selfhealing Playwright scripts and maintenance

Test Automation Development

• Create/maintain UI & endtoend Playwright test suites
• Develop reusable libraries, utilities, datadriven & BDD components
• Ensure parallel execution and scalability to shrink regression cycles

CI/CD & Quality Engineering

• Integrate Playwright tests into Jenkins pipelines with reporting & quality gates
• Embed automated testing in release & deployment workflows
• Monitor pipeline health,resolve failures, and support shiftleft testing

Tool Integration & Reporting

• Connect test results to OpenText Octane, and testmanagement tools
• Build dashboards for coverage, execution, and traceability (requirements test cases defects)

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with Product Owners, QA Engineers, and Project Managers
• Contribute to continuousimprovement initiatives across the QA function