Lead Automation Engineer: Playwright & Cloud QA Leader

Sysgen RPO, Inc.; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysgen RPO, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Lead Automation Engineer to guide the automation team for cloud-native applications. You will lead an Agile/Scrum team, partnering with engineers, product owners, and release stakeholders to ensure quality at every stage.

The role also serves as a technical SME for automation, shaping quality strategies, evolving QA practices, and owning test automation to support fast, reliable delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of automation development experience.
• 4+ years of technical lead experience.
• Proven experience leading a team and guiding others.
• Strong experience with Agile SCRUM processes.
• Excellent communication across onshore and offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on design, implementation, and execution of complex automated test cases using Playwright, Selenium, and NUnit.
• Design and maintain custom test automation frameworks across stack languages (C#, Java, TypeScript).
• Develop and maintain test data strategies, including SQL Server data handling.
• Lead QA strategy, drive automation excellence, and ensure traceability of tests to releases.
• Mentor QA staff on framework patterns and best practices throughout the SDLC.

Skills

C#

Java

Playwright

Selenium

NUnit

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

NUnit

SQL Server

Mercurial

Job description

Sysgen RPO, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Lead Automation Engineer to guide the automation team for cloud-native applications. You will lead an Agile/Scrum team, partnering with engineers, product owners, and release stakeholders to ensure quality at every stage.

The role also serves as a technical SME for automation, shaping quality strategies, evolving QA practices, and owning test automation to support fast, reliable delivery.