**Overview** **Position Summary:** We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Software Automation Lead to join our dynamic team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for leading and mentoring a team of automation engineers, designing and implementing robust and scalable test automation frameworks, and driving continuous improvement in our testing processes. You will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products. **Responsibilities** + Design, develop, and maintain automated software solutions using programming languages such as Python with Selenium/Squish/Appium frameworks and work on IDE like PyCharm, PyTest. + Ability to **design automation test strategy from scratch, tool/framework selections and formulate/implement test strategy to replace manual testing** + Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices and coding standards. + Conduct code reviews, and continuously improve software quality by implementing automated tests. + Troubleshoot and debug software issues, as well as implement fixes promptly. + Keep up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends to incorporate them into company software development process. + Run nightly automation runs, fix and modify test cases to suit new changes implemented + **Provide technical leadership to a team of 5-8 automation engineers, guide, solve their technical doubts on automation and mentor them** . Be responsible for their automation goals fulfilment. + Provide timely updates to management, coordinate with US automation counterparts and be able to achieve monthly/quarterly automation targets. **Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. + 8+ years of experience in automation software testing. + Strong experience in Python programming and hands on development in test automation frameworks like Selenium and some Appium for medium-high complexity automation tasks. + Well-versed with standard Linux platform/commands. + Experienced in Agile/ DevOps methodology & tools like Jenkins, Gitlab/CICD is a must. + Experience with Atlassian suite tools like Jira and Confluence is a plus. + Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong attention to detail. + Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in the US. + There will be mandatorily working from the office and WFH will be on the exceptional genuine cases on required day-to-day basis. REQ-147053