Senior QA Automation Lead

Position Overview

This role will be placed with a global application-security technology company that builds software used by organizations around the world to secure web applications, APIs, software components, containers, and broader application-security workflows. This is a senior QA Automation Lead role, combining hands-on automation work with people leadership. You will manage and support a team of Junior QA Automation Engineers while also driving forward end-to-end automation, integration testing, shift-left QA practices, and automation best practices across engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of Junior QA Automation Engineers.
• Drive shift-left QA practices by encouraging earlier testing, stronger collaboration with developers, and better prevention of defects before release.
• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end automated tests using Playwright with TypeScript.
• Improve automation quality, maintainability, reliability, and scalability across the QA process.
• Work closely with engineering managers and technical leads across multiple teams to align on QA priorities, risks, and progress.
• Identify gaps in QA processes and recommend practical improvements.
• Balance hands-on technical QA work with people leadership responsibilities.
• Support the team in following strong testing practices, debugging issues effectively, and improving test coverage over time.

Requirements

Must have

• 5+ years of hands-on automation QA experience, especially end-to-end automation testing using Playwright with TypeScript.
• Experience performing integration testing across complex product workflows, APIs, or connected systems.
• Previous experience leading, mentoring, or managing engineers or QA team members.
• Ability to coach junior team members, support their growth, and guide them toward the right resources.
• Strong understanding of automation best practices, test design, debugging, and maintainable test architecture.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to share progress, blockers, risks, and recommendations clearly.
• Strong ownership mindset, with the ability to identify problems, propose improvements, and drive quality forward.
• Ability to work across multiple engineering teams and balance technical execution with people leadership.
• Ability to incorporate feedback quickly and adapt to a fast-paced technical environment.

Nice to have

• Experience working in application security, cybersecurity, or security-focused products.
• Familiarity with security testing concepts or application-security tooling.
• A background in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience using AI tools to support or accelerate QA work.