Automation Lead - W2 Only

Saransh Inc; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Saransh Inc is seeking an Automation Lead onsite in Charlotte, NC. The role requires 12+ years in QE and test automation across web, middleware, and database layers.

You will lead automation strategy, mentor a team, and drive client solutions using modern frameworks such as Selenium and Playwright. Responsibilities include building scalable test automation, integrating with CI pipelines, and delivering engineering metrics with root-cause analysis.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of QE and test automation hands-on experience.
• Strong experience building and leading automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation across Web/middleware/database stacks.
• Mentor team and drive client solutions and proposals.
• Adopt DevOps culture; build scalable test suites with CI/Testing.

Skills

QE & Test Automation

Team Leadership

DevOps

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Jenkins

CI/CD

REST API testing

Rally

Job description

Job Title: Automation Lead

Location: Onsite in Charlotte, NC

W2 Position

Name

Angular

Playwright

Selenium

M365 Copilot

Python

Job Description/Responsibilities/Years Of Experience

Strong technical skillset with minimum 12+ yrs. experience in test automation across the Tech stack Web/middleware/database

Experience in UI, Web services and mobile automation

Experience in building custom solutions across Test life cycle Design/Develop/Test

Perform continuous research in Market Trends, arrange mind share sessions with client on new solutions

Provide automation thought leadership and implement new solutions and framework

Must have 5+ yrs. programming skills in Java, experience in developing new solutions & build/enhance test automation frameworks

Mentor the team, build new solutions

Experience in building engineering metrics and building root cause analysis reports

Lead the team, adopt to DevOps culture, build scalable test automation suite with continuous integration/testing for applications

What are the top skills required for this role?

12+ yrs. of QE and Test automation hands-on experience

Tech stack

• Strong knowledge on Java, Jscript
• Good knowledge in Python
• Strong knowledge Test automation engine Selenium, Playwright
• Strong knowledge in API REST Assured or other frameworks
• CI & build tools - Cucumber, Jenkins, Github, Mavens

Experience in building new Framework & solid understanding of Angular frameworks, spring boot micro-services & Mule gateway

Exposure to GenAI Copilot or other LLM s

Hands on experience on test management tools like Rally or other platform tools

Experience in custom solutions like dashboard to report on engineering metrics, program health

Ability to lead automation team and drive client solutions and proposals

Multi location team handling capabilities