Job Title: Automation Lead

Location: Canada – Onsite

Work Model: Hybrid

Employment Type: Long-Term Contract

Experience: 8+ Years

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Automation Lead to lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-level test automation solutions. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership to automation engineers, establish scalable automation frameworks, drive automation strategy, and ensure high-quality delivery across web, API, and integration applications.

The Automation Lead will work closely with QA leadership, developers, architects, business stakeholders, and offshore/onshore teams to define automation roadmaps, improve test coverage, and implement continuous testing practices.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the overall test automation strategy, framework design, and implementation across enterprise applications.
- Design and develop scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation frameworks.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to automation engineers and SDETs.
- Analyze application requirements and identify opportunities for automation and regression optimization .
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Implement automation solutions for Web, API, database, and distributed applications .
- Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.
- Establish automation standards, coding guidelines, reusable components, and best practices.
- Collaborate with development, QA, DevOps, architecture, and business teams to resolve complex testing challenges.
- Define automation coverage, execution strategy, reporting, and quality metrics.




- Review automation code and ensure adherence to framework and coding standards.
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual testing efforts through automation.
- Troubleshoot automation failures and work with development teams to resolve application-related issues.
- Support test planning, estimation, execution, defect management, and release readiness activities.
- Evaluate recent automation tools and technologies and recommend improvements to the existing automation ecosystem.
- Drive continuous improvement in test efficiency, quality, coverage, and execution speed .
- Provide regular status updates, automation metrics, risks, and progress to QA/program leadership.

Required Skills & Experience

- 8+ years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Engineering.
- Strong experience in Test Automation and Automation Framework Development .
- Experience leading automation teams or acting as an Automation Lead / Technical Lead .
- Strong hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent .
- Strong programming/scripting experience in Java, Python, JavaScript, or C# .
- Experience with API automation and testing using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or similar.
- Strong knowledge of Web, API, Integration, Regression, and End-to-End testing .
- Experience designing data-driven, keyword-driven, hybrid, or BDD automation frameworks .




- Hands-on experience integrating automation frameworks with Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools .
- Strong experience with Git/version control .
- Good knowledge of SQL and database validation.
- Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar test/defect management tools .
- Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum, and CI/CD practices.
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Skills

- Experience with Selenium Grid, Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud-based test execution .
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
- Experience implementing automation within DevOps / Continuous Testing environments.
- Experience with performance or load testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar.
- Experience with mobile automation using Appium or similar tools.
- Knowledge of AI-assisted testing, intelligent test automation, or self-healing automation.
- Experience working with large enterprise transformation or modernization programs.

Leadership Responsibilities

- Lead and mentor onsite/offshore automation engineers.
- Establish automation best practices and governance.
- Define automation roadmap and execution priorities.
- Conduct code/framework reviews and provide technical guidance.
- Coordinate with multiple project teams and stakeholders.
- Track automation coverage, execution results, defects, and productivity metrics.
- Drive adoption of automation across different testing workstreams.

Education Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred.

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