Software Testing Automation Lead

As a Lead Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for driving the automation strategy and leadership for POS systems. Your key responsibilities will include: - Define and own the automation roadmap for POS systems, including frontend UI, backend services, and device interactions. - Lead, mentor, and upskill a team of automation engineers. - Establish automation KPIs such as coverage, stability, and execution time, ensuring continuous improvement. - Identify opportunities to enhance automation maturity across the POS ecosystem. In addition to leadership responsibilities, you will also be involved in: - Designing and building scalable and reusable automation frameworks for web, mobile (IOS & Android), and device-level POS testing. - Integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps. - Automating regression, smoke, and integration test suites for various POS workflows. - Collaborating with performance and security teams to enable load, stress, and penetration testing automation. - Working closely with product owners, business analysts, and developers to define test strategy, test plans, and automation coverage for each release. - Supporting automation for cloud-hosted and on-prem POS systems and collaborating with vendors on device certifications and compliance. The technical skills required for this role include: - Strong experience in automation tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, Junit, REST API automation, and Python/Java/JavaScript/C# for automation scripting. - Experience with CI/CD tools, version control, and knowledge of POS hardware and device interaction automation. - Understanding of microservices architecture, system integrations, SQL for data validation, and backend testing. - Familiarity with bug tracking tools like JIRA and Azure DevOps. To excel in this role, you should possess: - 8-12 years of overall experience, with at least 1-2 years in a lead or senior automation role. - Ability to lead distributed teams and strong problem-solving skills. - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, release-driven retail environment. Preferred qualifications include experience in cloud-based POS platforms, knowledge of performance testing tools, experience with containerization, and QA/Automation certifications. In summary, by joining us, you will drive faster releases through automation-first delivery, improve POS reliability, and cultivate a culture of quality across the POS engineering organization. You will be part of a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative team culture, with competitive compensation and benefits, as well as opportunities for growth and learning in a dynamic environment.,