Test Automation Lead - AI - KUMARAN SYSTEMS

Job Information

Department Name

Banking

Date Opened

07/30/2026

Industry

IT Services

Job Type

Full time

Work Experience

6 - 10 Years

Required Skills

selenium

java

+11

City

Chennai

State/Province

Tamil Nadu

Country

India

Zip/Postal Code

600032

Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Test Automation Lead with 8–12 years of experience in Quality Engineering and Automation Testing. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Playwright, Selenium, Java, and Python , along with hands-on experience in AI-enabled automation . The role involves leading automation framework development, mentoring team members, and driving AI adoption to improve test efficiency and quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and Selenium .
• Develop automation scripts using Java and Python .
• Lead automation initiatives and mentor a team of automation engineers.
• Integrate automation suites with Azure DevOps/Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement AI-enabled automation capabilities such as script generation, self-healing, intelligent test data generation, and failure analysis.
• Collaborate with development, business, and QA teams in Agile environments.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure automation best practices.

Required Skills

• 8–12 years of QA/Automation experience with 3+ years in a Lead role .
• Strong hands-on experience in Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Java, and Python .
• Experience with TestNG/PyTest , API automation (REST Assured/Postman), Git, Maven, and SQL.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted testing tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT/OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, Cursor AI, Claude , or similar.
• Experience building reusable automation frameworks and integrating with CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Appium, accessibility testing, performance testing, BrowserStack/Perfecto, and cloud-based test automation platforms.
• Exposure to Agentic AI and modern Quality Engineering practices.

Kumaran Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.