23370 - Automation Team Lead

Date: 8 Sept 2026

Company: QualityAI

Country/Region: IL

QualityAI is the leading AI-first quality engineering company. We deliver end-to-end quality management services across the business and technology life cycle for enterprise customers who need certainty at Go-Live.

We build and test services and products using AI, working across data, models, platforms, devices, and infrastructure to ensure those systems perform as expected at scale.

We’re Hiring: Automation Team Lead – based in Tel Aviv

In this role, you will be responsible for defining the automation strategy, maintaining scalable automation frameworks, and ensuring high-quality standards across mobile and web applications and APIs. You will mentor and support a team of automation engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive technical excellence while actively contributing to the codebase.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management.

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of QA Automation Engineers.

Plan, prioritize, and manage the team's workload and delivery.

Monitor team KPIs, execution, and quality metrics, and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.

Collaborate with Development, Product, and QA teams to align automation initiatives with business goals.

Drive onboarding, knowledge sharing, and professional growth within the team.

Support recruitment, interviews, and performance evaluations.

Technical Responsibilities:

Define and lead the overall automation strategy for mobile, web applications and APIs.

Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for mobile and web applications.

Design and implement comprehensive API automation test suites.

Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure pipeline stability.

Perform root cause analysis and support defect investigation.

Validate data using SQL and MongoDB.

Conduct code reviews and promote automation best practices.

Evaluate and introduce new automation tools, frameworks, and technologies.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in Automation Development.

At least 1 year of experience leading or managing a QA Automation team.

Strong proficiency in Java and TypeScript.

Extensive hands-on experience with UI automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright and Appium.

Proven experience designing and implementing API automation frameworks.

Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Strong understanding of:

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).

Clean coding principles.

Web and mobile application architecture.

HTTP protocol.

JSON structure and request/response handling.

Automation design patterns (e.g., Page Object Model).

Experience with:

SQL queries for data validation.

MongoDB and NoSQL databases.

Git version control and branching strategies.

CI/CD pipelines and automation integration.

Personal Skills:

Strong leadership and ownership mindset.

Excellent mentoring and coaching abilities.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Ability to balance technical hands-on work with team leadership responsibilities.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Why should you join us?

Grow your career in a stable, innovative environment

Collaborate closely with clients to deliver smart, high-quality solutions

Make an impact in a dynamic, learning-driven environment

Be part of a human, value-driven organization that cares