Lead AI Automation

Tata Consultancy Services; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Medical Coverage: Health, Dental & VIs

Parental Leaves

401K Plan

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Vacation & Holidays

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking an AI Automation Lead / Automation Engineer in Plano, TX to design and maintain robust Playwright/Cypress based automation for UI, API, and end-to-end validation. You will drive AI-enabled opportunities and traditional automation across application teams.

You will develop reusable assets, set standards, and collaborate with product, engineering, and QA to define scope and strategy, while integrating tests with CI/CD and tracking KPIs.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Playwright automation for web, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with non-AI test automation using Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or similar tools; CI/CD integration.
• Programming in JavaScript/TypeScript and/or Java; build reusable utilities and data handlers.
• API testing experience with REST Assured, Postman, Playwright API testing.
• Knowledge of AI-enabled automation, GenAI-assisted testing, AI agents, and related concepts.
• Experience with test strategy, coverage planning, regression optimization, defect triage, metrics.
• Strong Agile understanding and collaboration with product/engineering teams.
• Banking/financial services or regulated delivery experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and maintenance of Playwright and Cypress based automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end validation.
• Drive AI-enabled automation opportunities and traditional automation execution across teams.
• Create reusable automation assets, coding standards, framework guidelines, and best practices.
• Partner with product owners, developers, QA teams, and delivery leads on scope, acceptance criteria, strategy.
• Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable execution and reporting.
• Identify automation candidates, reduce manual testing, improve regression cycle time.
• Enable GenAI use cases like test scenario generation and data creation.
• Provide technical guidance to offshore/onsite automation engineers; review code and unblock issues.
• Track automation KPIs: coverage, stability, pass rate, defect leakage, productivity.
• Prepare concise status updates and leadership-level summaries for stakeholders.

Skills

Playwright automation

Selenium

Cypress

API testing

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

CI/CD

GenAI automation

AI agents

QA metrics

Agile delivery

Financial services domain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

REST Assured

Postman

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Job Description

AI Automation Lead / Automation Engineer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Hands-on expertise in Playwright automation for web, API, and end-to-end testing; ability to design scalable automation
• frameworks from scratch.
• Strong experience in non-AI test automation using Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or similar tools, with CI/CD pipeline integration.
• Programming skills in JavaScript / TypeScript and/or Java; ability to build reusable utilities, test data handlers, and reporting components.
• API testing experience using REST Assured, Postman, Playwright API testing, or equivalent toolsets.
• Working knowledge of AI-enabled automation, GenAI-assisted test case generation, AI agents, MCP concepts, Copilot, LLM-based productivity accelerators, or intelligent quality engineering solutions.
• Experience with test strategy, automation coverage planning, regression optimization, defect triage, and quality metrics reporting.
• Good understanding of Agile delivery, user stories, acceptance criteria, sprint ceremonies, and collaboration with product / engineering teams.
• Banking, payments, financial services, or regulated enterprise delivery experience preferred.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of robust Playwright, cypress -based automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end validation.
• Drive both AI-enabled automation opportunities and traditional automation execution across application teams.
• Create reusable automation assets, coding standards, framework guidelines, and best practices for test engineering teams.
• Partner with product owners, developers, QA teams, and delivery leads to define automation scope, acceptance criteria, test strategy, and regression priorities.
• Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable execution, reporting, and defect feedback loops.
• Identify automation candidates, reduce manual test effort, improve regression cycle time, and increase release confidence.
• Enable GenAI / AI agent use cases where appropriate, such as test scenario generation, data creation, defect summarization, script maintenance assistance, and automation productivity improvements.
• Provide technical guidance to offshore / onsite automation engineers, review code, resolve blockers, and ensure engineering quality.
• Track automation KPIs such as coverage, execution stability, pass rate, defect leakage, reuse, and productivity improvement.
• Prepare concise status updates, risks, dependencies, and leadership‑level summaries for project stakeholders.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

Strong comm unication, stakeholder management, analytical thinking, and ownership mindset.

Ability to lead small to medium automation teams across onsite, offshore, and cross‑functional delivery models.

Experience in planning work, prioritizing deliverables, tracking progress, managing risks, and driving closure.

Ability to mentor automation engineers and promote engineering discipline, quality‑first mindset, and continuous improvement.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. Equivalent practical experience may be considered.

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range: $100000 - 105000 a year

Qualifications:

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE