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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 solid 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.

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