Automation Specialist (Selenium with Java & Playwright) Pleasanton - CA - California

Role Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Automation Specialist with 15+ years of experience in software quality engineering and test automation. The ideal candidate should possess strong hands-on experience in Selenium WebDriver with Java and Playwright, along with expertise in automation framework development, CICD integration, API testing, and team leadership.

The candidate will be responsible for driving automation strategy, leading a team of automation engineers, designing scalable automation frameworks, and ensuring high-quality software delivery across multiple projects.

The skill expectations are aligned with internal hiring references that emphasize Selenium, Java, PlaywrightTestNG, CICD, Git, cloud exposure, and leadership of automation programs.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead end-to-end automation testing activities across web, API, and enterprise applications.

* Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and Playwright.

* Define automation strategy, test approach, and automation roadmap for releases and product lines.

* Mentor and lead a team of automation engineers across onsite and offshore locations.

* Review automation code, establish best practices, and improve framework maintainability.

* Integrate automated test suites with CICD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar tools.

* Drive automation coverage for Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Integration, and End-to-End testing.

* Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, DevOps teams, and QA stakeholders.

* Own test execution, defect triage, root-cause analysis, and release quality reporting.

* Create automation dashboards and metrics for leadership visibility.

* Support estimation, sprint planning, resource planning, and risk management activities.

* Continuously evaluate and implement automation improvements to reduce execution time and maintenance efforts.

Mandatory Skills

Automation

* Selenium WebDriver with Java

* Playwright Automation

* TestNG JUnit

* Maven Gradle

* Page Object Model (POM)

* Data-Driven & Hybrid Frameworks

* Cross-browser Automation

Programming

* Core Java

* OOP Concepts

* Collections Framework

* Exception Handling

* Design Patterns

* File Handling

API Testing

* REST Assured

* Postman

* API Validation

* JSONXML Processing

DevOps & CICD

* Azure DevOps

* Jenkins

* GitHub Actions

* Git Bitbucket Azure Repos

* Build & Pipeline Management

Test Management

* Jira

* Azure Test Plans

* Zephyr Xray

* Agile Scrum Methodologies

Preferred Skills

* Playwright with TypeScriptJavaScript

* Cucumber BDD Framework

* Appium Mobile Automation

* Docker

* Selenium Grid

* Azure or AWS Cloud Platforms

* SQL Database Testing

* JMeter Performance Testing

* Healthcare Medical Device Domain Experience

* AI-assisted Test Automation exposure

Technical Expectations

The candidate should have hands-on experience in:

* Creating automation frameworks from scratch.

* Building reusable libraries and utilities.

* Implementing Playwright-based modern UI automation solutions.

* Developing API automation suites.

* Managing test data and environment configurations.

* Pipeline execution monitoring and troubleshooting.

* Automation reporting using Extent Reports, Allure Reports, or equivalent tools.

Conducting code reviews and enforcing automation standards.