23370 - Automation Team Lead

Job description:

In this role, you will be responsible for defining the automation strategy, designing and maintaining scalable automation frameworks, and ensuring high-quality standards across mobile applications and APIs. You will mentor and support a team of automation engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive technical excellence while actively contributing to the codebase.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Team Management.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of QA Automation Engineers.

• Plan, prioritize, and manage the team's workload and delivery.

• Monitor team KPIs, execution, and quality metrics, and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Development, Product, and QA teams to align automation initiatives with business goals.

• Drive onboarding, knowledge sharing, and professional growth within the team.

• Support recruitment, interviews, and performance evaluations.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Define and lead the overall automation strategy for mobile applications and APIs.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks.

• Develop and maintain mobile UI automation using Appium.

• Design and implement comprehensive API automation test suites.

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure pipeline stability.

• Perform root cause analysis and support defect investigation.

• Validate data using SQL and MongoDB.Conduct code reviews and promote automation best practices.

• Evaluate and introduce new automation tools, frameworks, and technologies.

Profile description:

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• At least 5 years of experience in Automation Development.

• At least 1 year of experience leading or managing a QA Automation team.

• Strong proficiency in Java and TypeScript.

• Extensive hands-on experience with Appium for mobile UI automation.

• Proven experience designing and implementing API automation frameworks.

• Strong understanding of: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).

• Clean coding principles.

• Web and mobile application architecture.

• HTTP protocol.

• JSON structure and request/response handling.

• Automation design patterns (e.g., Page Object Model).

• Experience with:

• SQL queries for data validation.

• MongoDB and NoSQL databases.

• Git version control and branching strategies.

• CI/CD pipelines and automation integration.

• Experience with Selenium or other UI automation frameworks. - Advantage

• Familiarity with REST API testing tools (e.g., Postman). - Advantage

• Experience with performance or load testing. - Advantage

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. - Advantage

• Familiarity with cloud device farms or containerized test infrastructure. - Advantage

We offer:

Why should you join us?

• Grow your career in a stable, innovative environment

• Collaborate closely with clients to deliver smart, high-quality solutions

• Make an impact in a dynamic, learning-driven environment

• Be part of a human, value-driven organization that cares