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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Test Lead - **Company:** HCL America Inc. - **Location:** Appling, GA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $78,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Browser Compatibility, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft UI Automation, Data Driven Tests, Selenium, Service-Oriented Architecture, Service Virtualization, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Software Testing Automation Framework, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, TypeScript, Web Applications, Spring Cloud, Large Language Models, Cypress (Programming Language), Gitlab, Gitlab-ci, Integration Tests, Playwright, Graphql, Data Management, Restful APIs, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c5e0f4cfab5ac2c2 ## About the Role * Extensive experience designing, developing, and optimizing test automation frameworks for Web Applications, including UI automation, cross-browser validation, end-to-end workflows, and reusable automation libraries using modern frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent technologies. * Deep expertise in API Test Automation, including REST, GraphQL, and microservices validation, with strong knowledge of contract testing, service virtualization, data-driven testing, integration testing, and automated API quality validation. * Strong experience integrating HIL testing with automated test frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous validation of embedded, connected, or device-dependent applications through automated execution, reporting, and quality gate enforcement. * Hands-on experience architecting and implementing enterprise-scale test automation frameworks, ensuring maintainability, reusability, scalability, and seamless integration across multiple products and platforms. * Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, including functional, integration, end-to-end, performance, reliability, accessibility, and shift-left testing practices, with the ability to design effective quality strategies for complex systems. * Expert in CI/CD and DevOps practices, enabling continuous testing, automated quality gates, rapid feedback cycles, and reliable software delivery through end-to-end automation. * Deep hands-on experience with GitLab, including designing and integrating automated test execution into GitLab CI/CD pipelines, automated regression suites, quality gates, test reporting, artifact management, and deployment validation. * Experience testing cloud-native applications, distributed systems, microservices, and service-oriented architectures while ensuring high levels of quality, reliability, scalability, and performance. * Practical experience leveraging AI technologies, LLMs, and emerging Quality Engineering innovations to improve test design, automate repetitive tasks, optimize coverage, accelerate automation development, enhance defect detection, and increase engineering efficiency. * Strong experience building quality engineering tooling, test utilities, and automation platforms that reduce manual effort, improve productivity, and accelerate release cycles. * Proficient in test reporting, observability, analytics, and quality metrics, leveraging actionable insights to improve automation effectiveness, test reliability, and overall product quality. * Skilled in modern quality engineering practices, including risk-based testing, test data management, environment strategy, dependency management, and continuous quality improvement across the software development lifecycle. * Ability to evaluate quality risks, define validation approaches, and implement scalable automation strategies that improve release confidence and customer experience. ## Description * Expert in one or more programming languages (Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or equivalent), applying software engineering best practices to build scalable, maintainable, and high-quality test automation solutions. ## Related Videos - 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