About The Role
We are looking for a Lead Automation Engineer to drive the automation strategy across our Quality Engineering organization.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role: you will architect and evolve reactive test automation frameworks, own API and UI test coverage, embed automation deeply into CI/CD, and bring AI-driven approaches into everyday QE practice.
You will also act as a backup to the QA Manager, stepping in on team coordination, planning, and stakeholder reporting when needed.
Key Responsibilities
Automation Strategy & Framework Ownership
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Design, build, and maintain reactive, scalable test automation frameworks from the ground up
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Define automation standards, coding conventions, and best practices across the QE team
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Continuously evaluate and evolve the toolchain to keep pace with product and team growth
Technical Execution
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Lead UI test automation using Playwright, including page object patterns, parallelization, and cross-browser strategy
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Own API test automation and using Postman and Pactum JS (collections, environments, automated test scripts, monitors)
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Integrate automated test suites deeply into CI/CD pipelines, optimizing for speed, reliability, and actionable failure reporting
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Champion a "shift-left" approach, embedding automation earlier in the development lifecycle
AI-Driven Quality Engineering
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Identify and implement practical AI applications within QE workflows: test generation, self-healing tests, intelligent triage of flaky tests, coverage gap analysis, and reporting automation
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Stay current on AI-assisted testing tools and evaluate their fit for the team's stack and maturity level
Leadership & Team Support
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Mentor QE engineers on automation best practices, framework usage, and debugging
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Act as backup to the QA Manager: covering team check-ins, sprint planning, release quality gates, and stakeholder updates in their absence
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Partner with engineering, product, and release management to align automation coverage with release priorities
Reporting & Continuous Improvement
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Track and report automation coverage, execution health, and ROI metrics to engineering leadership
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Drive root-cause analysis on test failures and flaky tests, feeding improvements back into the framework
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other relevant field. 8+ years of experience in the quality management field.
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Proven experience building test automation frameworks from scratch
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Strong, hands-on experience with Playwright for UI automation
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Strong, hands-on experience with Postman for API testing and automation
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Experience with Gherkin/BDD frameworks
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Solid CI/CD experience (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar), including pipeline design for test execution
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Practical experience applying AI tools/techniques within a QA or QE context
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Familiarity with test data strategy and orchestration for complex, multi-step workflows
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Experience mentoring or informally leading other engineers
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Comfortable stepping into a management-adjacent role (planning, reporting, team coordination) when needed
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Strong communication skills, able to report to both technical and non-technical/VP-level stakeholders
Nice to Have
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Experience in a Salesforce or data management product environment
Where you'll be
- Based in Paris (75002), France.
- Hybrid: 3 days in the office / 2 days remote work.
- Full time permanent contract position.
