Lead Test Automation Engineer

In this role you will lead and execute automation testing across functional, integration, end-to-end and security domains. You’ll design and maintain automation frameworks, collaborate with developers and architects, and guide a small team to improve test efficiency and reliability. The position focuses on delivering high-quality systems critical to the economy while driving process improvements and test strategy evolution. You will engage with cross-functional teams to implement robust testing solutions and support timely bug fixes. This is a hands-on, leadership-enabled role with a strong emphasis on performance and security testing.

• Perform functional, system, integration, end-to-end and security testing using automation tools
• Lead and mentor a small team of test automation engineers
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test scenarios to identify bottlenecks and areas for improvement
• Analyze test results and provide optimization recommendations
• Collaborate with developers and system architects to refine test scripts
• Design and run performance tests using tools such as JMeter and LoadRunner
• Contribute to performance test strategy and process improvements
• Support recruitment efforts and work with leadership on relevant initiatives

• 8–10 years of hands-on test automation experience
• Proficiency with Karate, Eggplant Functional, SOAP UI and Postman
• Experience scripting with Python and JavaScript
• Experience writing System, API, security, and UI tests
• Knowledge of middleware and messaging systems (Kafka, IBM MQ, ACE)
• Familiarity with monitoring and security testing tools (Control-M, SonarQube, Fortify, Xray)
• Broad knowledge of software architectures and databases (Oracle, SQL, Web Services, SOA)
• Strong collaboration, coaching and mentoring abilities
• ISTQB/ISQI/ISEB Foundation level qualification is desirable
• Degree or equivalent in IT/CS or related fields is desirable

• leadership
• collaboration
• coaching and mentoring
• Karate
• Eggplant Functional
• SOAP UI