Lead Automation Engineer

Trident Consulting; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Trident Consulting seeks an Automation Lead Engineer for Fort Mill, SC. This onsite role targets a seasoned QA automation expert to lead testing initiatives and deliver scalable automation solutions.

You will develop Playwright scripts, migrate Selenium to Playwright, and integrate CI/CD with offshore collaboration. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience and strong skills in TypeScript, API testing, GenAI testing, and DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• 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
• Hands-on experience testing Generative AI solutions leveraging LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Bedrock) and AWS services, including prompt validation, model evaluation, and AI application testing.

Skills

UI Automation

Playwright

Selenium

TypeScript

API Testing

Python Programming

GenAI Testing

CI/CD

DevOps

AWS testing

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jira

Confluence

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Trident Consulting is seeking a "Automation Lead Engineer ” for one of our client. A global leader in business and technology services.

Role :

Automation Lead Engineer

Location :

Fort Mill, SC Onsite

Type

Only W2

Experience:

10+ years only

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
• 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.

About Trident Consulting

Trident Consulting is an award-winning staffing and consulting firm headquartered in San Ramon, CA. Since 2005, we have partnered with Fortune 500 and high-growth companies to deliver high-quality talent across technology, engineering, business operations, and professional services.

We specialize in contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements, supporting roles across IT, data & analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, finance & accounting, HR, operations, and more. With a strong focus on hard-to-fill and niche positions, our global recruiting engine enables us to deliver speed, quality, and scale.