Quality Assurance Automation Lead

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; Región Centro; Presencial; MXN 800.000 - 1.100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. is seeking a hands-on QA Automation Lead to collaborate with Engineering, Product, and DevOps.

You will define automation strategy, build scalable Playwright frameworks, and develop UI, API, and end-to-end tests. Lead a team of QA automation engineers, review code, mentor juniors, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and monitor quality KPIs to ensure fast, reliable releases in Agile environments.

Formación

• 7–10+ years of experience in Software QA / Test Automation.
• Hands-on expertise with Playwright.
• Experience designing and implementing automation frameworks from the ground up.
• Strong knowledge of UI, functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with Page Object Model, fixtures, reusable components, and test data management.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and Git workflows.

Responsabilidades

• Lead design, development, and maintenance of scalable Playwright automation frameworks.
• Define and implement the overall test automation strategy, standards, and processes.
• Develop automated UI, functional, regression, smoke, and end-to-end tests using Playwright.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to QA automation engineers.
• Review automation code and ensure adherence to standards.
• Design reusable automation components and Page Object Model structures.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.

Conocimientos

QA / Test Automation

Playwright

Automation frameworks

UI testing

CI/CD

API testing

SQL

Git

Agile/Scrum

Mentoring

Descripción del empleo

Locations: Mexico City, Queretaro, Monterrey, and Guadalajara.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will work closely with Engineering, Product, Business, and DevOps teams to define automation strategies, improve test coverage, and ensure high-quality software releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable Playwright automation frameworks.


• Define and implement the overall test automation strategy, standards, processes, and best practices.


• Develop robust automated UI, functional, regression, smoke, and end-to-end tests using Playwright.


• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to QA automation engineers.


• Review automation code and ensure adherence to coding, framework, and testing standards.


• Design reusable automation components, fixtures, utilities, and Page Object Model structures.


• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster feedback.


• Collaborate with developers, architects, product owners, and DevOps teams to identify quality risks and define appropriate testing strategies.


• Analyze test failures, investigate root causes, and work with development teams to resolve defects.


• Establish and monitor test automation metrics, coverage, execution results, and quality KPIs.


• Develop test plans and automation approaches based on business and technical requirements.


• Lead API and integration testing activities and support validation of end-to-end business workflows.


• Identify opportunities to improve automation stability, execution time, maintainability, and overall test coverage.


• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.


• Coordinate QA activities across multiple teams and ensure testing deliverables are completed within project timelines.


• Support release readiness by providing quality assessments, test execution results, defect analysis, and risk information.


• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across QA automation and software quality processes.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7–10+ years of experience in Software QA / Test Automation, with significant experience in automation leadership.


• Strong hands‑on expertise with Playwright.


• Proven experience designing and implementing automation frameworks from the ground up.


• Strong understanding of UI, functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.


• Experience with Page Object Model, fixtures, reusable components, test data management, and parallel test execution.


• Strong experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar.


• Experience with API testing using Postman, REST APIs, or similar tools.


• Good knowledge of SQL and database validation.


• Strong experience with Git and source‑code management.


• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.


• Proven experience mentoring and technically guiding QA automation engineers.


• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Playwright Test and advanced Playwright capabilities.


• Experience with Cucumber/BDD.


• Experience with Docker and cloud‑based test environments.


• Exposure to AWS, Azure, or GCP.


• Experience with test reporting and quality dashboards.


• Knowledge of performance, security, or accessibility testing.


• Experience in insurance, financial services, banking, or other regulated industries is a plus.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on QA Automation Lead who can combine strong Playwright engineering skills with technical leadership. You should be capable of designing automation architecture, improving framework reliability, mentoring engineers, integrating automation into CI/CD, and partnering with engineering teams to establish a strong quality culture.

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