Senior Playwright Automation Architect & Tech Lead

BlackCube Labs; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

BlackCube Labs in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Senior Playwright Automation Architect / Technical Lead for a 6-month contract. The role focuses on leading the architecture, design, and implementation of a scalable Playwright-based UI automation framework using TypeScript/JavaScript.

You will guide a team across onsite and offshore groups, delivering robust automation and best practices. The candidate should bring hands-on expertise with Playwright, strong TS/JS skills, and deep experience in modern

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Quality Engineering with enterprise web app testing experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on UI automation experience with Playwright or modern frameworks.
• Hands-on Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript coding experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess the existing web application, automation framework, codebase, and test coverage.
• Identify technical debt, automation gaps, scalability concerns, and maintainability challenges.
• Define target-state Playwright automation architecture and implementation roadmap.
• Design scalable and reusable frameworks using Page Object Model, fixtures, utilities, and common components.
• Define coding standards, test-data approaches, reporting, governance, and best practices.
• Establish approaches for parallel execution, cross-browser testing, CI/CD integration, synchronization, and flaky-test management.
• Write, review, debug, and optimize Playwright/TypeScript automation code.
• Solve complex automation challenges involving locators, dynamic UI elements, waits, and end-to-end workflows.
• Lead technical discussions and code reviews across onsite and offshore teams.
• Mentor the automation team and ensure consistent implementation of the target architecture.

Skills

Playwright

TypeScript

UI automation

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

BlackCube Labs in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Senior Playwright Automation Architect / Technical Lead for a 6-month contract. The role focuses on leading the architecture, design, and implementation of a scalable Playwright-based UI automation framework using TypeScript/JavaScript.

You will guide a team across onsite and offshore groups, delivering robust automation and best practices. The candidate should bring hands-on expertise with Playwright, strong TS/JS skills, and deep experience in modern