Lead Automation Tester in Java

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the squad's test automation strategy, covering quality gates, risk-based approach, automation coverage targets, and the test pyramid
• Establish and enforce Definition of Done quality standards, including non-functional checks, regression scope, and automation expectations
• Set up and track quality KPIs like defect leakage, flaky tests, automation pass rate, and trend reporting
• Build, maintain, and implement automated tests for RESTful APIs using JUnit
• Check authorization patterns, negative/error scenarios, backward compatibility, versioning, and API contracts
• Build strong integration test coverage for integration flows and microservices, covering data consistency, error handling, and retries
• Confirm data integrity and persistence through SQL queries against Microsoft SQL Server
• Maintain and implement dependable UI automation for key user journeys with Playwright
• Keep UI automation stable and lean, following the test pyramid to prevent overly brittle E2E coverage
• Execute and design performance/load tests through Apache JMeter, covering throughput/latency measurements, baselines, and workload models

Languages