LeadQualityAutomationEngineer

Job Description Lead Quality Automation Engineer ## **Role Summary** We are looking for a hands-on **Lead Quality Automation Engineer** to own and drive Quality Strategy for enterprise products. This role combines strong technical automation expertise with leadership responsibilities, including defining and implementing Quality Strategy, mentoring QEs, and influencing release quality decisions. The candidate is expected to contribute actively to coding (40–60%) while providing technical and strategic direction to the QA function. ## **Key Responsibilities** * Define and implement end-to-end Quality Strategy across UI, API, and non-functional layers. * Establish automation roadmap and quality KPIs. * Establish and enforce a **Test Pyramid model** , ensuring optimal balance across unit, API, integration, and UI automation. * Drive shift-left practices and increase automation coverage at lower layers. * Define and track QA KPIs (automation coverage, defect leakage, regression stability). * Drive release readiness reviews and risk assessments. * Influence engineering teams to adopt quality best practices. * Architect and implement/modify scalable automation frameworks using **Java / Advanced Java**. * Good hands-on knowledge of integrating automation tests in CI/CD pipelines. * Implement / Knowledge of contract testing using OpenAPI/Swagger. * Mentor and review automation engineers’ code. * Provide technical guidance and framework standards. * Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and DevOps stakeholders. * Leverage AI-assisted tools (e.g., Copilot) to enhance development efficiency. * Hands-on knowledge of prompting techniques to improve automation productivity. ## **Required Skills** * Strong proficiency in J**ava & Advanced Java** * Hands-on experience with **Selenium** automation framework * REST API automation using **RestAssured / HttpClient** * Strong understanding of JSON, HTTP protocols, and status codes * SQL/database validation * Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD