Lead Engineer – Test Automation & Tools Development

Job Description

REQUIREMENTS

• 12+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and Tools development or similar role.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related engineering discipline.
• Strong programming skills in Java with a focus on tooling and automation.
• Proficiency in extending and customizing open-source tools such as.
  • Functional/UI Testing: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium
  • API Testing: Postman/Bruno, REST Assured, Karate
  • Performance Testing: JMeter, K6, Gatling, Locust
  • Security Testing: OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus
• Experience Integrating testing tools with
  • Test Management & Issue Tracking: Jira, Qmetry
  • Reporting & Analytics: ReportPortal, Allure, ExtentReports, Grafana
  • CI/CD Pipelines: Jenkins, Harness, ArgoCD, GitLab, SonarQube
  • Device Farms: BrowserStack, LambdaTest for cross-platform and mobile testing
• Experience with test data management, mocking frameworks, and service virtualization tools such as WireMock, Hoverfly, or Mockito
• Strong command of relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases, along with experience in publish-subscribe messaging systems like Kafka.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, gRPC, WebSockets, & event-driven or asynchronous architectures
• Hands-on experience with leading cloud platforms – Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and expertise in Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Proficient in working within Linux/Unix-based environments, including shell scripting and system-level debugging.
• Well-versed in Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodologies, with a focus on iterative development and continuous delivery.
• Demonstrated ability in problem-solving, root cause analysis, and debugging complex systems across the stack.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven track record of working effectively in cross-functional teams.

RESPONSIBILITES

Tool Development & Framework Design:

• Design & implement custom test automation frameworks for functional, performance, and security testing
• Develop reusable libraries, plugins, and CLI tools to support test execution, reporting, and integration with CI/CD pipelines
• Build scalable test harnesses for distributed systems, microservices, mobile native and cloud SaaS applications.
  

Automation & Scripting:

• Write robust, maintainable code in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript to automate test workflows.
• Integrate tools with version control systems (Git), CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, Harness), and artifact repositories
  

DevOps & Infrastructure Integration:

• Containerize tools using Docker and orchestrate test environments using Kubernetes
• Implement observability into test tools using New Relic, Grafana, ELK Stack
  

Collaboration & Enablement:

• Partner with QE, SRE/DevOps, and development teams to understand testing pain points and deliver tooling solutions.
• Provide governance model, documentation, training, and support to enable teams to adopt and extend testing tools effectively.
  

Innovation & Continuous Improvement:

• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies in the testing ecosystem.
• Contribute to internal best practices for test automation, tool development, & quality engineering.
• Familiarity with AI/ML-based test generation or test impact analysis.
• Background in developer experience (DevEx) or internal platform engineering

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