AI-Powered Lead Automation Test Engineer

Karsun Solutions; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Karsun Solutions seeks a Lead Automation Test Engineer to drive AI adoption across test automation, lead a team of senior automation engineers, and deliver customer commitments with digital tooling modernization. The role includes migration from Selenium to Playwright, test generation, API testing, and ensuring quality across end-to-end testing.

The successful candidate will coach team members, design reusable AI prompts, and clearly defend framework decisions while collaborating with

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in software QA/automation, with 5+ years leading automation teams.
• Hands-on experience with AI-enabled testing tools and migration efforts.
• Experience with Selenium, Playwright, and modern API testing tools.
• Strong ability to plan, prioritize, and deliver customer commitments on time.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of senior automation engineers to deliver high-quality results.
• Own delivery of customer commitments and communicate deviations proactively.
• Evaluate and implement AI tools to improve productivity and automation quality.
• Establish reusable AI templates and migration strategies (Selenium to Playwright).
• Modernize the Selenium automation suite and provide hands-on leadership across testing types.
• Collaborate with product, DevOps, and stakeholders in a SAFe Agile environment.
• Create documentation for automation standards and tool usage.

Skills

Automation leadership

Team management

SAFe Agile experience

Customer-facing communication

Problem solving

Cloud/AI tooling awareness

CI/CD integration

QA/test automation expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

Tools

Selenium WebDriver/Grid

Playwright

Cucumber/Gherkin

JUnit

TestNG

Postman

REST Assured

GitHub Copilot

AI-enabled testing tools

Job description

Karsun Solutions seeks a Lead Automation Test Engineer to drive AI adoption across test automation, lead a team of senior automation engineers, and deliver customer commitments with digital tooling modernization. The role includes migration from Selenium to Playwright, test generation, API testing, and ensuring quality across end-to-end testing.

The successful candidate will coach team members, design reusable AI prompts, and clearly defend framework decisions while collaborating with