Automation Test Lead – Austin, TX and San Diego, CA

New York Technology Partners; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Technology Partners in Austin, TX and San Diego, CA seeks an experienced Automation Test Lead to drive test automation strategy for enterprise applications. This 12-month assignment requires hands-on Playwright, Selenium, and TypeScript expertise, including migration from Selenium to Playwright.

The ideal candidate will own API testing, Python programming, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and DevOps practices, plus familiarity with Jira, Confluence, GitHub Copilot, and GenAI testing for

Qualifications

• 10 years of automation testing experience
• Migration of automation from Selenium to Playwright
• Strong API testing, Python, CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Hands-on testing Generative AI solutions using LLMs and cloud services
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and GitHub Copilot

Responsibilities

• Write, enhance and execute automated test scripts using Playwright
• Migrate existing Selenium framework to Playwright
• Support release management and CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with offshore teams and stakeholders
• Test Generative AI solutions and AI applications with LLMs and cloud services

Skills

UI Automation

GenAI testing

TypeScript & Python

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Jira

Confluence

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Job Title: Automation Test Lead

Location: Austin, TX and San Diego, CA

Duration: 12 months.

Experience: 10 Years

Summary:

Seeking an experienced Automation Test Lead to drive test automation strategy and support release management for enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on experience with Playwright, Selenium, and TypeScript, including migration of automation frameworks from Selenium to Playwright. This role requires expertise in API testing, Python programming, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and DevOps practices.

Job Description/ Responsibilities/ Years of experience:

• Expertise in Writing, Enhancing and Executing automated scripts for test cases using Playwright Automation tool
• Experience in Typescript and Rest assured framework
• Experience in Selenium to Playwright framework migration
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub actions and DevOps practices
• Proficiency in tools like Jira, Confluence, and GitHub Copilot
• Incorporate GenAI tools in Testing.
• Hands‑on experience testing Generative AI solutions leveraging LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Bedrock) and AWS services, including prompt validation, model evaluation, and AI application testing.

What are the top 3 skills required for this role?

• UI Automation using Playwright and Selenium
• Exposure to GenAI tools in Testing
• Good in TypeScript, API Testing and Python Programming.

Additional Information:

• Candidate is responsible for Handling the releases along with the Automation Hands on. Should be able to work with offshore as well.