Quality Engineering (QE) Manager - Playwright test automation experience

Syneos Health, Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced Quality Engineering Manager with Playwright test automation expertise to lead QE teams across several projects. You will drive automation-first testing on Salesforce platforms using Provar, define QE strategies aligned with Agile and CI/CD, and oversee test planning, coverage, regression, and release readiness.

You will collaborate with product and engineering, establish QE governance, and support modernization initiatives including shift-left

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading quality engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright test automation.
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce platform testing with Provar.
• Proven ability to implement CI/CD and shift-left testing.
• Experience with GxP validation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor QE teams across multiple projects.
• Drive automation-first testing using Playwright and Provar.
• Define QE strategies aligned with Agile and CI/CD.
• Oversee test planning, coverage, regression, and release readiness.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Engineering during backlog grooming.
• Establish QE governance, standards, and best practices.
• Work with DevOps to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Support regulated validation processes where applicable.

Job description

Quality Engineering (QE) Manager - Playwright test automation experienceSyneos Health is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress. Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering—for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support. Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know: Why Syneos Health • We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program. • We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life. • We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.**Job Responsibilities*** Lead and mentor Quality Engineering teams across multiple projects and initiatives* Drive automation-first testing practices using Provar for Salesforce platforms* Define and implement QE strategies aligned with Agile and CI/CD delivery models* Oversee test planning, automation coverage, regression strategy, and release readiness* Collaborate with Product Owners and Engineering teams during backlog refinement and sprint planning* Establish and improve QE governance, standards, and best practices* Support modernization initiatives including shift-left testing and SDLC/PDLC process improvements* Ensure proper requirements traceability and defect management practices* Participate in hiring, mentoring, and performance management of QE team members* Partner with DevOps teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines* Provide delivery metrics, defect analytics, and executive-level reporting* Support regulated/GxP validation processes where applicable**Get to know Syneos Health**Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.http://www.syneoshealth.com**Additional Information**Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.Discover what our Syneos Health colleagues already know: **work here matters everywhere**. Work alongside the brightest minds in the biopharmaceutical industry taking down walls and removing barriers to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients.We are strategic thinkers who actively seek different perspectives, whether across offices or across oceans. Because we solve some of the toughest challenges facing the most prestigious healthcare companies today, you'll gain exposure and be supported with comprehensive resources including emerging technologies, data, science and knowledge sharing.The diversification and breadth of Syneos Health creates a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. We’re a growing, global company dedicated to advancing our talent past their initial role.### Why Work HereDiscover what our 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard, and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to those who need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improves patients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career in which you’re guaranteed to:### Collaborate with passionate problem solversPartner with the most diverse team of experts in the industry. From the top down, our people are inspiring. Everyone has a voice and is encouraged to use it.* Work in specialized Syneos Health teams that are therapeutically or functionally aligned for expert collaboration.* We assemble clinical teams where everyone, from CRAs to senior management, is skilled in the same therapeutic area or customer teams. With this structure, everyone on your team speaks the same language and can deliver unique insights into the therapeutic environment and patient population.* We are partners with purpose. We integrate seamlessly with our customers and do what’s best for their success. Our people provide the brilliant ideas, valuable insights and endless energy that accelerates the impact of life changing therapies worldwide.