Associate Test Lead - Automation (selenium, Playwright)

Job Description Key Responsibilities - Drive the implementation of modern test automation frameworks and tools. - Oversee test architecture, ensuring scalability and maintainability of automation solutions. - Promote shift-left testing practices and support developers in embedding quality. - Implementation of automation frameworks for middleware and backend service-based applications in critical infrastructure design. - Designing and executing automated tests on the latest revisions of the software. - Participating in the development of our automated testing framework, assisting our move towards automated testing in a CI/CD environment. - Interpreting requirements from existing manual test cases and specification documents. Liaising with Manual Testers and / or Business Analysts to understand the requirements. - Liaising with the product and development teams to ensure that our backlog is up to date - Providing estimates regarding the test effort required to complete work. - Raising bugs and liaising with the development team from discovery through to resolution - Setting up and configuring the testing environment and associated database(s) - Working with and communicating frequently with a DevOps team to ensure smooth product delivery from beginning to end. - Preparing the test execution report and sharing it with stakeholders. Required technical skills and experience - Experience with C# / Java Script/ Type Script - 8 to 12 years of experience in Test Automation using various tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Appium, Mocha etc - Experience developing and executing automated test cases for User Interfaces - Knowledge of software development in a web environment Required soft skills and experience - Clear and concise communicator - Able to prioritise between several tasks at any one time - Able to work independently and as part of a team - Detailed and effective written communication skills for documenting the features tested and bugs found - Highly organized, detail oriented, extremely responsive - Be comfortable discussing technical aspects of projects with other testers, developers & business owners. Desirable skills and experience - Experience using Azure DevOps - Experience using Selenium and Playwright or equivalent tools - Usage of latest AI tools. - Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines - Experience testing User Interfaces and databases - You'll have ISTQB/ISEB Foundation certifications or equivalent certifications or be working towards achieving them. - Experience using virtual machines (Hyper V / Microsoft Azure) - Experience coordinating with external/Offshore QA resources