Test Automation Lead

Date: 2 Sept 2026

Company: QualityAI

Country/Region: GB

Role: QA Lead (Automation)Location: Canada/UK/Romania/Argentina/PortugalBR for ARG: $75/hrBR for CAN: $85/hrInterview process:1. Profiles Screening – Lavanya2. If possible, regional CoE can do L1. Otherwise, Lavanya will share panel from offshore team once profiles are screened.3. Tito and Lavanya4. Client round – Lavanya will co-ordinateNote: Candidate should have VS Code, Node.js and Playwright properly configured on the laptop and able to write and execute code during interviews (L1, L2 and client rounds). Job description: We are looking for Playwright experience with any language (TS/JS/Java/Python). Request to ignore Cypress/Selenium profilesMust haves updated on 7/8 per Lavanya:1. Strong champion of Quality Engineering and Automation principles, with the ability to independently partner with Product Owners, Product Development teams, and Scrum teams to gather requirements and define a holistic QA roadmap.2. Technical expertise in automation tools and framework development/standards, with hands-on experience in Playwright + TypeScript, Selenium, Cypress, or similar tools. Candidates should be willing to learn Playwright if not already experienced.3. Strong communication skills, with the ability to prioritize QA tasks, remove blockers, provide regular progress updates to the iCapital manager, and maintain required documentation and artifacts.4. Experience setting up, running, and integrating automated tests within CI/CD pipelines.5. Hands-on experience with keyword-driven, data-driven, hybrid, and BDD frameworks.6. Proven ability to hit the ground running, work independently, and mentor team members to achieve QA objectives.7. Experience leading automation teams and providing QA consulting. Must Haves: 1) Champion at Quality engineering principles of Automation with ability to independently liaise with Product Owners, Product Development team & Scrum teams to gather requirements and further define a holistic QA roadmap2. Technical Expertise (3/5) in Any Automation tools and Automation Framework Development/Standards with Hands-on Experience : Playwright + TypeScript OR Selenium OR Cypress OR Others; Willingness to learn Playwright eventually in iCapital systems3) Strong Communication Skills with expected responsibility to prioritize QA tasks, and work with teams to resolve any blockers, provide daily progress updates to the iCapital Manager, and plan all necessary documentation as artefacts4) Experience in setting up running & integrating automated tests through CI/CD pipeline 5)Working experience in keyword, data driven, hybrid and BDD frameworks 6) Ability to hit the ground running and self-starters & also mentor the entire team to progress on QA Targets7) Experience with leading automation Teams & QA Consulting