Test Automation Lead – Playwright

Hiring: Test Automation Lead – Playwright

Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Experience: 10+ years in Software Testing / Quality Engineering

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Test Automation Lead with strong Playwright expertise to lead test strategy, automation initiatives, and quality engineering across multiple releases. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in test automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, API testing, and QA team leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and drive test strategy, planning, and execution across multiple releases.
• Define testing scope, approach, quality metrics, and QA governance standards.
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of test automation frameworks.
• Drive automation coverage for UI, API, and regression testing.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Oversee functional, regression, integration, and UAT support testing.
• Review test cases, automation scripts, and test artifacts for quality and completeness.
• Manage defect triage, prioritization, root cause analysis, and closure.
• Lead, mentor, and manage onshore and offshore QA teams.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, Scrum Masters, and other Test Leads.
• Prepare daily/weekly status reports, dashboards, and test closure reports.
• Identify testing process gaps and drive continuous improvement.
• Promote shift-left testing, an automation-first mindset, and early defect detection.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Engineering.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a Test Lead / QA Lead role.
• 3–5 years of web application testing experience.
• Strong experience designing and implementing test automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright is highly preferred.
• Experience with Selenium or similar automation frameworks is an advantage.
• API testing experience using Postman or REST clients.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira and Azure DevOps.
• Basic knowledge of JavaScript / TypeScript for Playwright automation.
• Database testing and SQL querying skills.
• Good understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-release environment.

How to Apply -

Interested candidates can share their updated resume with:

kashish.kulbhaje@aptino.com / kashish.kulbhaje@aptino.biz

Contact No - 817 330 7081