Automation Specialist (Selenium with Java & Playwright) Pleasanton – CA – California

Sierra Business Solution LLC

Pleasanton (CA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Sierra Business Solution LLC seeks an Automation Specialist with deep expertise in Selenium WebDriver, Java, and Playwright. You will design robust automation frameworks, lead a multinational team, and drive CI/CD integration for high-quality software across multiple projects.

You will mentor engineers, establish best practices, and deliver actionable automation dashboards while supporting sprint planning and risk management. Strong leadership and hands-on coding are required.

Qualifications

- Selenium WebDriver with Java and Playwright are essential, along with modern test frameworks.
- Proficient in TestNG/JUnit and build tools like Maven or Gradle.
- Strong understanding of Page Object Model and data-driven/hybrid approaches.
- Experience with cross-browser automation across web platforms.
- Familiarity with CI/CD and test management tools.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end automation testing across web, API, and enterprise apps.
Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Selenium, Java, and Playwright.
Define automation strategy and roadmap for releases and product lines.
Mentor a team of automation engineers across onsite and offshore locations.
Review automation code and improve framework maintainability.

Skills

Selenium WebDriver with Java

Playwright Automation

TestNG/JUnit

Maven/Gradle

Page Object Model (POM)

Data-Driven & Hybrid Frameworks

Cross-browser Automation

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright

TestNG

JUnit

Maven

Gradle

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Git

Bitbucket/Azure Repos

Docker

Selenium Grid

Azure/AWS Cloud

REST Assured

Postman

Jira

Azure Test Plans

Zephyr Xray

JMeter

Job description

Role Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Automation Specialist with 15 years of experience in software quality engineering and test automation. The ideal candidate should possess strong hands-on experience in Selenium WebDriver with Java and Playwright, along with expertise in automation framework development, CICD integration, API testing, and team leadership.

The candidate will be responsible for driving automation strategy, leading a team of automation engineers, designing scalable automation frameworks, and ensuring high-quality software delivery across multiple projects.

The skill expectations are aligned with internal hiring references that emphasize Selenium, Java, PlaywrightTestNG, CICD, Git, cloud exposure, and leadership of automation programs.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end automation testing activities across web, API, and enterprise applications.
Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and Playwright.
Define automation strategy, test approach, and automation roadmap for releases and product lines.
Mentor and lead a team of automation engineers across onsite and offshore locations.
Review automation code, establish best practices, and improve framework maintainability.
Integrate automated test suites with CICD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar tools.
Drive automation coverage for Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Integration, and End-to-End testing.
Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, DevOps teams, and QA stakeholders.
Own test execution, defect triage, root-cause analysis, and release quality reporting.
Create automation dashboards and metrics for leadership visibility.
Support estimation, sprint planning, resource planning, and risk management activities.
Continuously evaluate and implement automation improvements to reduce execution time and maintenance efforts.