Test Lead - API Automation

HEXAWARE • United States,

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About The Position

This role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining automated testing frameworks for both UI and API layers. The Test Lead will leverage tools like Playwright, Cucumber JS, Python, Postman, and SoapUI to ensure backend functionality and validate RESTful API test suites. A key aspect of this role involves actively using AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and Devin for script generation, optimization, and review, as well as authoring Devin Playbooks for other automation developers. The position also includes integrating and executing regression suites, contributing to agile processes, defect tracking, and mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

• Experience with Playwright for UI test automation.
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience building and validating RESTful API test suites using Cucumber JS, HTTP requests, Postman, or SoapUI.
• Experience with a Python-based framework for backend validation.
• Experience using GitHub Copilot and Devin for automation script generation and optimization.
• Experience authoring playbooks for test automation developers.
• Experience integrating and executing regression suites via Selenium Grid and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience contributing to backlog grooming, sprint planning, and test strategy.
• Experience tracking defects and collaborating with developers on fixes.
• Experience mentoring junior automation engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain end-to-end UI test frameworks using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Build and validate RESTful API test suites using Cucumber JS, HTTP requests, and tools like Postman or SoapUI.
• Replicate UI flows on the REST layer using a Python-based framework to validate backend functionality.
• Actively use GitHub Copilot and Devin to generate, optimize, and review automation scripts.
• Author and maintain Devin Playbooks tailored specifically for Test Automation Developers and QE Engineers.
• Optimize and validate Devin-generated output, reviewing AI-produced scripts for correctness, maintainability, and alignment with team standards.
• Integrate and execute regression suites via Selenium Grid and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to backlog grooming, sprint planning, and test strategy aligned with acceptance criteria.
• Track defects, collaborate closely with developers on fixes, and drive quality throughout the SDLC.
• Mentor junior automation engineers on both traditional and AI-augmented QE workflows.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed