Senior QA Automation Engineer

Unico Connect LLP.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Unico Connect LLP. is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer in Mumbai, India. This role leads test automation strategy across client engagements, architecting frameworks and driving coverage across web, mobile, and API.

The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of QA automation experience, including 2 years in a lead role, with deep expertise in Playwright or Cypress. Strong communication skills and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA automation with at least 2 in a lead role.
• Deep Playwright or Cypress expertise in production.
• Strong TypeScript or JavaScript, or Python.
• Production experience with mobile automation (Appium, Detox, Maestro).
• Hands-on with CI/CD at scale including parallel test execution.
• Familiar with performance testing (k6, JMeter) and visual regression.
• Track record of mentoring junior automation engineers.
• Capacity to lead client conversations on test strategy.
• Excellent code review and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain test automation frameworks across web, mobile, and API.
• Lead AI-augmented test generation including LLM-from-spec.
• Drive CI/CD integration including parallelisation and flaky-test isolation.
• Mentor 2-3 junior automation engineers through code reviews.
• Set automation standards and author internal automation playbooks.

Skills

QA automation

Playwright

Cypress

TypeScript

JavaScript

Python

Appium

CI/CD

Performance testing

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

JMeter

k6

Job description

Unico Connect is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to lead test automation strategy across client engagements. The role architects test frameworks, drives coverage across web, mobile, and API, and integrates LLM-augmented test generation into the QA workflow. The position is well suited to senior automation engineers with deep Playwright or Cypress expertise and a track record of leading framework decisions at scale.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain test automation frameworks across web, mobile, and API
• Lead AI-augmented test generation including LLM-from-spec and golden-set evaluation
• Drive CI/CD integration including parallelisation, test sharding, and flaky-test isolation
• Mentor 2-3 junior automation engineers through code reviews on test code
• Set automation standards including page objects, fixtures, test data, and selector strategy
• Partner with engineering on contract testing and shift-left strategies
• Author internal automation playbooks and onboarding documentation
• Calibrate the automation interview bar and conduct senior interview loops
• Govern automation security including credentials management and sensitive data handling
• Lead production incident triage from a test-coverage perspective

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA automation with at least 2 in a lead role
• Deep Playwright or Cypress expertise in production
• Strong TypeScript or JavaScript, or Python
• Production experience with mobile automation (Appium, Detox, Maestro)
• Hands-on with CI/CD at scale including parallel test execution, retry strategies, and reporting
• Familiar with performance testing (k6, JMeter) and visual regression
• Track record of mentoring junior automation engineers
• Capacity to lead client conversations on test strategy
• Excellent code review and written communication skills
• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field