QE Automation Lead

Role overview Build and lead a quality engineering automation practice, guiding its strategy, framework, standards, and team. The role combines hands-on test development with cross-functional planning to move regression testing toward reliable automation integrated into delivery pipelines. The goal is to make product quality and release readiness measurable, while helping teams catch risks earlier and release with greater confidence.

Responsibilities - Set automation strategy and technical direction across multiple products, teams, and delivery streams. - Design and govern reusable test frameworks and components using Playwright and TypeScript. - Establish standards for test design, code reviews, branching, test data, maintainability, reporting, and adoption. - Develop, review, debug, and optimize tests across user interfaces, APIs, integrations, end-to-end flows, and data validation. - Integrate automated tests and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines and promote testing within the delivery process. - Track coverage, pass rates, defect patterns, escaped defects, flaky tests, execution time, and automation effectiveness. - Lead root-cause analysis, prioritize work by risk, communicate release readiness, and mentor QE engineers.

Requirements - Strong hands-on experience designing and maintaining automated tests with Playwright and TypeScript. - Ability to lead quality strategy across teams and partner with Product, Development, DevOps, Architecture, and leadership. - Experience integrating tests into CI/CD and using metrics and risk analysis to guide quality decisions. - Skill in diagnosing complex failures across application, environment, test data, integration, and automation layers. - Ability to coach engineers, coordinate distributed work, and drive consistent execution.

Benefits and work setup Qualified remote candidates may be considered if they live in a state where the organization has an established physical presence. Listed benefits include paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off and sick time, a 401(k) plan with a company contribution match, tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 annually, and reimbursement for work-related travel.