# Lead QA Automation Engineer

> Weekday AI · Delhi, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-23

**Salary:** INR 1,000,000–2,500,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟱𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟭𝟬-𝟮𝟱 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 9+ yrs

Location: India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experienced **Senior QA Automation Engineer** with 9+ years of experience in software quality engineering and a strong track record of **building scalable automation frameworks** rather than simply operating existing test suites.

The role requires deep expertise across **UI automation, API testing, backend validation, CI/CD, performance engineering, event-driven systems, and cloud-native applications**. You will play a key role in establishing robust quality engineering practices, improving test automation coverage, and embedding continuous testing throughout the software development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will combine strong hands-on engineering capabilities with the ability to design maintainable automation architecture and drive quality improvements across complex software systems.

## Requirements

Key Responsibilities

-   Design, build, and maintain scalable **test automation frameworks** for complex software applications.
-   Develop robust UI automation using **Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or comparable frameworks**.
-   Build automated API and integration tests using tools such as **Rest Assured, Postman, or equivalent technologies**.
-   Develop comprehensive test strategies covering functional, regression, integration, API, data, and end-to-end testing.
-   Implement backend and database validation using **SQL** and other data-validation techniques.
-   Integrate automated tests into **CI/CD pipelines** to enable continuous testing and rapid quality feedback.
-   Work with **Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions**, or similar CI/CD platforms to automate test execution and reporting.
-   Identify opportunities to improve automation coverage, reliability, execution speed, and maintainability.
-   Design reusable automation components, utilities, libraries, and frameworks that can scale across products and teams.
-   Perform root-cause analysis of test failures and collaborate with engineering teams to resolve defects and quality issues.
-   Develop testing approaches for **event-driven and distributed systems**, including Kafka-based applications.
-   Contribute to **performance engineering**, including performance testing, bottleneck identification, and system behaviour analysis.
-   Validate cloud-native applications and services deployed across environments such as **Azure and Kubernetes**.
-   Establish quality gates and automated validation within software delivery pipelines.
-   Collaborate with developers and technical teams to shift testing earlier in the development lifecycle.
-   Maintain automation standards, technical documentation, test strategies, and engineering best practices.
-   Continuously evaluate emerging testing tools and technologies to improve quality engineering effectiveness.

What Makes You a Great Fit

-   **9–12 years of experience** in software quality engineering, QA automation, or a closely related engineering role.
-   Proven experience **building automation frameworks from the ground up**, not just executing or maintaining existing frameworks.
-   Strong hands-on expertise with **Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or comparable automation frameworks**.
-   Strong experience with **API automation**, including Rest Assured, Postman, or similar tools.
-   Strong SQL skills and experience performing **backend, database, and data validation**.
-   Solid understanding of CI/CD and **continuous testing** practices.
-   Hands-on experience with **Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions**, or equivalent CI/CD technologies.
-   Experience with **performance engineering and performance testing**.
-   Strong understanding of distributed systems and **Kafka/event-driven architectures**.
-   Experience testing **cloud-native applications**, preferably within Azure and Kubernetes environments.
-   Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, automation architecture, test strategy, and quality engineering principles.
-   Excellent debugging, analytical, and root-cause analysis skills.
-   Strong programming and scripting capabilities for developing maintainable automation solutions.
-   Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, DevOps engineers, product teams, and other technical stakeholders.
-   Strong ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive automation and quality initiatives.
-   Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical quality issues clearly.

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