Automation Lead-Playwright

79 years in automation testing, including at least 2 years in a lead or senior individual contributor role with informal team supervision. Strong hands-on proficiency Playwright. Experience automating MS Dynamics CRM-based banking applications at the UI and API level. Working knowledge of CI/CD tooling (Jenkins/Azure DevOps/GitLab) and test management tools (JIRA, Zephyr/qTest). Demonstrated ability to plan and allocate work across a small automation team. Client-facing communication experience, including status reporting and defect triage discussions. A minimum of 2 years of banking domain project experience. Own sprint-level automation planning, including scoping, estimation, and task allocation across a pod of Automation Engineers. Lead hands-on development of complex automation scripts in Python and Java, and review scripts built by the team for framework compliance. Extend and maintain automation coverage for MS Dynamics CRM-based banking workflows across UI and API layers. Coordinate with the Automation Architect on framework enhancements and represent the pod in framework governance discussions. Act as the first point of contact for client stakeholders on automation status, defect trends, and sprint-level risks. Drive CI/CD pipeline health for the automation suite, including flaky test triage and execution stability. Mentor and upskill Automation Engineers and Sr. Automation Engineers, and support onboarding of new team members. Introduce AI-led automation practices, such as AI-assisted script generation and self-healing locators, into day-to-day scripting where appropriate. Thanks & Regards, Snehal Dhende .