.**Lead QA Automation Engineer****About the Role**In this opportunity as Lead QA Automation Engineer, you will:- 5 years of experience in commercial or enterprise-class Software Development/Testing.- Experience in Web UI and API automation testing.- Provides input for the planning, integration, casing, scripting, and execution of all testing required of a single software change or project.- Provides the complete Test planning document for assigned project.- Reviews business requirements and designs specifications for low to moderately complex changes/systems for completeness and testability.- Develops, writes and maintains the test plans, develops test scripts for automation for assigned projects.- Conducts testing using company-specific, manual, programmatic or automated processes.- Executes test scripts/cases and communicates the results of testing.- Provides inputs and escalates issues in bug triage meetings and coordinates with development team if required under the guidance of the Lead.- Tests modules of larger software products or smaller stand-alone software products to ensure proper operation and freedom from defects.- Develops software to test Applications.- Leverages technical solutions on assigned projects.- Stays current with industry trends and identifies technologies that will impact the business.- May lead project sub team.- This may include responsibility for training staff.- Some roles are responsible for limited coordination of the work of others.- Conducts root cause analysis and correlation of other system and/or problems of moderate complexity.- Works on small to medium complex projects/issues that require a singular area of expertise.- Typically works in a single QA team, as a member of the team.- Works on projects/changes of mínimal to medium complexity.- Estimates effort required for own work- Identifies risk, comes up with mitigation plans, and implements the same.- Reports progress on problem resolution to management.- Recommends improvements to the testing processes to create efficiencies.**About You**You're a fit for the role of Lead QA Automation Engineer if your background includes:-