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Job Role : Test Automation Lead - (INSTO) Playwright, Javascript, Python, Cucumber

Job Location : Wellington/ Melbourne

Job Type : Contract

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Looking for an Automation Lead with 8 to 12 years of experience in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, and SDET practices. The candidate should possess strong expertise in Playwright, Selenium, Javascript, Python, Cucumber and up-to-date automation frameworks, with the ability to lead automation initiatives across enterprise applications.

Experience in Banking (BFSI) domains, API testing, database validation, CI/CD integration, and quality engineering best practices is essential. The role requires driving automation strategy, mentoring teams, ensuring quality governance, and collaborating with stakeholders to enable high-quality and faster releases. Prior experience leading end-to-end testing and automation transformation initiatives is preferred.

Primary Skills

- Playwright
- Python
- JavaScript
- Cucumber

Secondary Skills

- Selenium
- Behave
- PyTest
- JestIO
- API Testing & Automation
- Database Testing & SQL Validation
- Test Automation Framework Development
- CI/CD & Azure DevOps
- Banking Domain (BFSI)
- Quality Engineering & Test Strategy
- Test Data Management




- Agile/Scrum Delivery
- Defect Management & Quality Metrics

- Lead automation delivery for banking applications by defining and implementing scalable test automation solutions using Playwright, Python, and JavaScript using BDD (Cucumber) framework.
- Drive automation strategy, framework enhancements, code reviews, and adoption of SDET best practices to improve quality, coverage, and maintainability.
- Collaborate with business, development, and QA stakeholders to define test approaches, quality objectives, and release readiness criteria.
- Ensure effective automation of UI, API, database, and end-to-end business workflows while maintaining high reliability and execution efficiency.
- Establish quality metrics, reporting dashboards, and governance practices to track automation effectiveness and overall product quality.
- Mentor and guide automation engineers, promote engineering excellence, and support capability building across QA teams.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives through CI/CD integration, test optimization, and quality engineering best practices aligned with BFSI standards.

📌 Test Automation Lead-(INSTO) (Melbourne)
🏢 ALOIS Australia
📍 Melbourne