QUALITY ENGINEER LEAD OVERVIEW OF ROLE • Lead the design and development of scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks using Tosca, Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, or similar automation technologies, with reusable and configurable components. • Design and execute end-to-end automation across APIs, web services, GUI applications, and microservices, with strong hands-on experience in API automation. Understanding and experience of database, MuleSoft • Develop and maintain automation solutions using Python and/or other relevant programming languages, following coding standards, framework best practices, and maintainable design principles. • Define risk-based test strategies, test cases, execution plans, automation coverage, and quality metrics across functional, integration, regression, and performance testing. • Validate databases, SQL results, JSON responses, API contracts, schemas, and end-to-end data flows to ensure data integrity and application quality. • Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing, deployment, reporting, and quality gates. • Lead defect analysis, troubleshooting, test reporting, root-cause analysis, and continuous quality improvements across applications and data products. • Collaborate with Product, Development, Data, API, Architecture, and Business teams in a cross-functional Agile environment, while mentoring QA engineers and driving consistent automation practices. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS • 6+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and test automation, including hands-on experience designing and implementing automation frameworks. • Strong experience with one or more automation frameworks such as Tosca, Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, or similar technologies, with the ability to evaluate and implement appropriate automation approaches. • Strong experience with API/REST and microservices automation, including validation of API responses, contracts, schemas, and integration flows. • Strong Python programming skills and understanding of automation framework design, reusable components, and maintainable test automation practices. • Strong SQL skills and experience validating database data, data transformations, and end-to-end data flows. • Experience with functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and performance testing, including riskbased test planning and automation strategy. • Experience integrating automated testing with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and working with Git/GitHub or similar version-control tools. • Experience with Tosca modules, Test Case Design, Test Plans, Execution, and Requirements Management, or equivalent capabilities in other automation frameworks. • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum practices and experience working with cross-functional engineering and business teams. • Strong communication, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, with experience providing technical guidance and mentoring to QA engineers. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • Tosca Automation Specialist Level 1/2 certification. • Experience with Tosca Service Virtualization, qTest, CI agents, or similar test management and service virtualization tools. • Hands-on experience with Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, or other modern web automation frameworks. • Experience with test data management, service virtualization, and automated test environment management. • Experience with JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar test and work management platforms. • Experience automating complex end-to-end GUI, API, microservices, and data-driven applications. • Experience with performance testing tools and optimization of large-scale automated test suites. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.