Summary: Seeking a Lead Automation Tester in JavaScript to drive quality through modern automation practices, including Playwright-based frameworks, API, component, and performance testing, collaborating with Agile teams. Highlights: 1. Elevate quality through modern automation practices with Playwright 2. Drive API, component, and performance testing (k6/Grafana) 3. Partner with Agile teams to deliver robust software releases We are building reliable, scalable software and need a **Lead Automation Tester in JavaScript** to elevate quality through modern automation practices. You will design and evolve Playwright\-based frameworks, drive API, component, and performance testing (k6/Grafana), and partner with Agile teams to deliver robust releases—apply now. **Responsibilities** * Partner with the test manager and product owners to define test plans and testing approaches for software features * Review requirements, acceptance criteria and technical documentation to produce complete test scenarios and cases * Create, implement and run automated tests covering functional and non\-functional aspects of the software * Establish API testing strategies to validate endpoints for correctness, security and performance * Build and maintain component\-level test suites using mocks and contracts to validate modules in isolation and during system integration * Prepare, execute and interpret performance and load tests to evaluate scalability and stability * Detect, log and report defects with clear reproduction steps and supporting evidence * Coordinate with developers, devops and engineering teams to anticipate and validate upcoming changes * Engineer and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for API, component, performance and reliability testing, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines with quality gates * Communicate with developers, product owners and stakeholders to confirm requirements and validate implementations * Maintain accurate, traceable test artifacts in Xray, Jira, Confluence and Git repositories * Assess risks, escalate critical testing issues and propose mitigation actions to support on\-time, high\-quality releases * Contribute to Agile ceremonies including daily stand\-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives and backlog grooming **Requirements** * Proven 5\+ years of experience in automation testing or quality assurance roles * Strong proficiency in JavaScript and Playwright to design, extend, and maintain test suites * Hands\-on knowledge of API testing tools such as Supertest, Wiremock, Bruno and Pact * Solid background in component\-level testing using WireMock, Docker compose or TestContainers with PostgreSQL and Kafka, LocalStack * Demonstrated ability to write performance scripts with k6 and interpret outcomes using dashboards like Grafana and Xray * Proven track record in building reusable test frameworks, libraries and utilities to scale automation * Practical experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and enforcing 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 organized, traceable test artifacts in tools like Xray, Jira, Confluence and Git * Strong collaboration skills for working within Agile teams and contributing to Agile ceremonies * English proficiency at B2 level (Upper\-Intermediate) or higher