POS Automation Test Lead

GSPANN Technologies, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

GSPANN Technologies, Inc. is hiring a POS Automation Test Lead to guide quality engineering for retail store checkout systems, focusing on test automation, release quality, and standard testing practices across teams.

The role requires 8+ years in QA or related fields, with 5+ years in leadership and 3+ years of automation experience using Playwright or Cypress, plus familiarity with AI tooling like Copilot and CI/CD concepts.

Qualifications

• Lead quality engineers by setting guidance and standards for high release quality.
• Manage test schedules and strategies aligned to project scope and delivery dates.
• Drive testing capabilities across programs and projects to unify processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design automated tests and scalable solutions.
• Develop automation best practices, test strategies and principles.
• Deliver training to elevate team testing skills and capabilities.
• Partner with engineers, UX/UI designers and product managers to build quality customer experiences.
• Support automation code reviews and provide guidance on best practices.

Skills

QA leadership

Test strategy

Mentoring QA engineers

Agile testing

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

GitHub

Jira

Copilot

Job description

Point of Sale (POS) Oracle Xstore Playwright Cypress Microservices Back-End Integrations Orchestration Layers Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) GitHub Jira Copilot Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools

Description

GSPANN is hiring a POS Automation Test Lead to guide quality engineering for retail store checkout systems, focusing on test automation, strong release quality, and clear testing standards across teams.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead quality engineers by setting guidance and standards that deliver the highest quality for each release.
• Manage test schedules and strategies in line with project scope and delivery dates, prioritizing work with minimal supervision.
• Drive testing capabilities across multiple programs and projects, influencing stakeholders to unify development, processes, and initiatives across the organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project objectives, gather requirements, design automated tests, troubleshoot issues, and implement scalable test solutions.
• Develop high-quality automation test engineering best practices, test strategies, and principles.
• Design and deliver training that develops and elevates skills within the team.
• Build engaging, purposeful, high-quality customer experiences in partnership with software engineers, User Experience / User Interface (UX/UI) designers, quality engineers, and product managers.
• Support automation script code reviews and provide guidance on automation best practices.
• Ensure the Agile team has the resources and skills it needs by identifying gaps and managing resource allocation, task assignment, and delegation.
• Manage test-related activities for project delivery, including task dependencies, test schedules, test data creation, and test environment utilization.
• Develop and monitor test metrics, and communicate them to key stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Implement new testing technologies identified through ongoing research.
• Drive assessments of project readiness and performance deviation based on identified risks and testing results.

Skills and Experience

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Bring 8+ years of experience in Quality Assurance (QA), development, or both.
• Demonstrate 5+ years of experience leading and mentoring QA engineers, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality releases on time.
• Apply 3+ years of experience with automation tools such as Playwright or Cypress, programming as needed.
• Bring 1+ years of hands-on experience implementing AI solutions that improve the efficiency of business or engineering workflows, along with familiarity with AI tools such as Copilot.
• Demonstrate an understanding of CI/CD concepts and their significance.
• Bring 5+ years of experience testing microservices, back-end integrations, and orchestration layers.
• Work with a POS system for 2+ years; Oracle Xstore experience is an advantage.
• Apply risk assessment to determine appropriate levels of testing.
• Utilize code repositories such as GitHub, and Jira for project management and defect tracking.
• Manage ambiguous situations and Information Technology (IT) issues with effective solutions that keep project deliverables on time and within budget.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and manage manual and automated testing systems and environments using a variety of test tools and software testing practices.
• Demonstrate clear technical specification writing and strong estimating and planning skills.
• Apply strong communication and presentation skills across teams and roles, including presenting testing topics to internal and external QA peer groups.
• Demonstrate insightful, logical problem isolation and solving skills with a results-driven, goal-oriented approach.
• Manage time in a focused, methodical manner, adapting independently and thriving through change.
• Bring the ability to lead projects individually, own and implement the testing process, and mentor team members.
• Demonstrate strong collaboration, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Manage multiple large projects simultaneously and work a flexible schedule based on department and company needs.