QA Automation Lead

About the role

Requirements

• - Bachelor's Degree
• - 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance with a strong focus on automation.
• - Strong hands-on experience with Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, and Python/Java.
• - Strong experience in using version control tools like GitHub
• - Proven experience designing and building automation frameworks from scratch.
• - Experience testing mobile applications and web platforms, alongside strong software engineering fundamentals and API testing expertise.
• - Understanding of Agile development methodologies and excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• - Knowledge of AI-assisted testing tools and how generative AI can improve test creation, maintenance, analysis, and productivity.
• - A strong passion for exploring emerging technologies that enhance software quality.
• Bonus Points (Nice to Have)
• - Experience testing mobile games, gaming platforms, or live-service products.
• - Familiarity with cloud testing platforms such as BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, Lambda Test, or AWS Farm.
• - Experience with performance, reliability, or scalability testing.
• - ISTQB Automation or relevant quality certifications.
• How You Will Measure Success
• - 30 Days: Map out the existing technical architecture and build strong relationships with cross-functional game teams and external QA partners.
• - 90 Days: Design or upgrade our core web automation framework and establish a structured code-review process for the QE team.
• - 6 Months: Achieve a measurable reduction in manual regression cycle times and increase automated test coverage across critical paths.
• Ready to level up your career? Apply now and help us build the future of play!

Responsibilities

• - Architect & Build: Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable automation frameworks for web, mobile, and backend services supporting our gaming ecosystem.
• - End-to-End Testing: Develop automated tests for functional, integration, regression, API, and end-to-end testing while analysing results to identify root causes.
• - Pipeline Integration: Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery practices.
• - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with game teams and internal/external QA teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
• - Mentorship & Training: Provide technical leadership to the Quality Engineering team, mentoring junior and senior engineers to grow their automation and programming expertise.
• - Code Excellence: Conduct code reviews and lead training sessions on quality engineering best practices to promote high standards for maintainability and scalability.

Skills

• Playwright
• Selenium WebDriver
• Appium
• Python
• Java
• GitHub
• API testing
• CI/CD
• automation frameworks
• mobile testing
• web testing
• Agile
• AI-assisted testing tools
• test automation architecture
• code reviews