QA Automation Lead

Role: QA Automation Lead

Skills: Playwright

Location: Atlanta, GA

Job Summary:

We are looking for seasoned Test Lead, providing hands-on
technical leadership and ownership of quality assurance initiatives. The ideal
candidate will have strong expertise in automation testing using Playwright
with Java, proven experience in leading QA teams, and the ability to
collaborate effectively with client stakeholders. Prior experience in
LoadRunner scripting is an added advantage for supporting performance and
scalability testing needs.

Key Responsibilities

Test Leadership & Client Engagement
•    Act as the QA/Test point of contact at the client location
•    Work closely with client stakeholders, product owners, and development teams to understand requirements and quality expectations
•    Lead testing discussions, provide status updates, and manage escalations effectively
•    Mentor and guide offshore QA team members
•    Ensure alignment of testing activities with client delivery timelines and quality standards

Test Strategy & Planning

•    Define and own Lead teams to execute against the overall test strategy, test approach, and automation roadmap
•    Plan and manage test cycles including functional, regression, SIT
•    Review requirements and design test scenarios ensuring complete coverage
•    Identify testing risks and implement mitigation plans proactively

Automation & Technical Oversight

•    Provide hands-on guidance and review of automation frameworks built using Playwright 
•    Ensure automation scripts are scalable, reusable, and maintainable
•    Support UI and API automation testing
•    Drive automation adoption and optimize test coverage across releases
•    Troubleshoot complex automation issues and guide the team on best practices

CI/CD & Quality Enablement

•    Ensure Assist with integrations of automation suites into CI/CD pipelines 
•    Monitor build health, automation execution results, and quality metrics
•    Track QA KPIs, defect metrics, and automation effectiveness

Performance Testing (Value Add)

•    Leverage prior
•    LoadRunner scripting experience to support occasional performance
•    testing initiatives as needed
•    Review performance test
•    scripts and results in collaboration with performance teams
•    Provide inputs on
•    non-functional requirements such as performance and scalability