QA Automation Manager

Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET

Location - Boston or NJ( locals will be first choice as client is looking for in person interview)

Looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET to help drive the next generation of AI-powered test automation across our digital sales, service, billing, and policy administration platforms. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Playwright and modern automation frameworks, along with practical experience applying Agentic AI and Generative AI to test design, automation development, execution, and maintenance.

Preference - candidates who have worked with AI-driven testing concepts such as Planner, Generator, Validator, Analyzer, and Healer agents.

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation Engineering

· Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI, API, and end-to-end automation frameworks using Playwright, Java, Selenium, and related technologies.

· Develop reusable automation components, test data solutions, and automation utilities to improve coverage, reliability, and maintainability.

· Automate and validate business workflows across UI, API, and database layers.

· Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven, and related technologies.

· Support quality engineering initiatives through root-cause analysis, defect investigation, framework improvements, and mentoring of junior team members.

AI-Driven Test Automation

· Design, implement, and enhance Agentic AI solutions for software testing and quality engineering.

· Leverage LLMs and AI agents to analyze requirements, generate test scenarios, create automation scripts, and improve test coverage.

· Build, configure, or support Planner, Generator, Validator, Analyzer, and Healer agent workflows.

· Implement AI-assisted and self-healing automation capabilities to reduce maintenance effort and improve test resilience.

· Evaluate emerging AI testing technologies and help drive adoption of next-generation automation practices.

Required Qualifications

· 5+ years of software quality assurance and test automation experience.

· 3+ years of hands-on experience developing automation frameworks using Java and Selenium.

· 2+ years of hands-on experience using Playwright for UI automation.

· Strong programming skills in Java and working knowledge of TypeScript.

· Experience with TestNG, JUnit, Maven, Git, SQL, REST APIs, SOAP services, and CI/CD pipelines.

· Experience designing and maintaining reusable automation frameworks.

· Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Agentic AI & Generative AI Requirements

· Hands-on experience using Generative AI tools to support software testing and automation.

· Experience leveraging LLMs such as Claude, GPT, Azure OpenAI, Gemini, or equivalent technologies.

· Experience building, configuring, or using Agentic AI workflows for test automation.

· Experience with AI-assisted test planning, test scenario generation, automation script generation, test analysis, or self-healing automation.

· Understanding of Planner, Generator, Validator, Analyzer, and Healer agent concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience implementing RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) solutions.

· Experience with Claude API, Azure OpenAI, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot.

· Experience generating Playwright or Selenium test automation from requirements or user stories.

· Experience with self-healing automation solutions.

· Property & Casualty Insurance experience.

· Experience with Appium, Selenium Grid, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, or AWS.

· Performance and load testing experience

Success Measures

· Increase automation coverage while reducing manual effort.

· Accelerate automation development through AI-assisted testing.

· Reduce automation maintenance through self-healing capabilities.

· Improve CI/CD quality gates and feedback cycles.

· Advance adoption of Agentic AI and Playwright-based automation solutions.