Summary: Seeking a Lead Automation Tester in JavaScript to elevate quality standards by shaping scalable, reliable automated testing across products and driving confident releases. Highlights: 1. Shape scalable, reliable automated testing using JavaScript and Playwright. 2. Drive API, component, and performance testing (k6) with CI/CD integration. 3. Collaborate with product, dev, and devops teams for confident releases. We are looking for a **Lead Automation Tester in JavaScript** to raise quality standards by shaping scalable, reliable automated testing across our products. You will build and evolve Playwright\-based frameworks, drive API, component, and performance testing (k6\), and partner with product, dev, and devops teams to deliver confident releases—apply now. **Responsibilities** * Partner with the test manager and product owners to set test plans and overall approaches for software features * Review requirements, acceptance criteria and technical documentation to produce clear, complete test scenarios and cases * Create, implement and run automated tests covering both functional and non\-functional aspects of the software * Establish API testing strategies to validate endpoints for correctness, security and performance * Build and support component\-level test suites with mocks and contracts to validate modules in isolation and during system integration * Coordinate performance and load testing, then evaluate results to confirm scalability and stability * Detect, log and communicate defects with precise reproduction steps and supporting evidence * Collaborate closely with developers, devops and engineering teams to anticipate and verify upcoming changes * Develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for API, component, performance and reliability testing, integrating into CI/CD pipelines with quality gates * Communicate proactively with developers, product owners and stakeholders to clarify requirements and confirm implementations * Maintain accurate and traceable test artifacts in Xray, Jira, Confluence and Git repositories * Assess potential risks, escalate critical testing issues and propose mitigation strategies to support timely, high\-quality releases * Participate in Agile ceremonies including daily stand\-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives and backlog grooming **Requirements** * Minimum 5 years of working experience in automation testing or quality assurance roles * Hands\-on proficiency in JavaScript and Playwright for building and maintaining test suites * Solid knowledge of API testing tools such as Supertest, Wiremock, Bruno and Pact * Proven background in component\-level testing using WireMock, Docker compose or TestContainers with PostgreSQL and Kafka, LocalStack * Practical skills in writing performance scripts with k6 and interpreting outcomes using dashboards like Grafana and Xray * Demonstrated experience creating reusable test frameworks, libraries and utilities to scale automation * Working familiarity with integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and operating quality gates * Ability to leverage AI\-assisted technologies such as GitHub Copilot within VS Code IDE for test case creation and script automation * Deep understanding of keeping test artifacts organized and traceable in tools like Xray, Jira, Confluence and Git * Strong collaboration skills within Agile teams and active participation in Agile ceremonies * English proficiency at B2 level or higher