Test Automation Lead at Accenture in Pune, Maharashtra, India

Test Automation Lead Location: Pune Project Role : Test Automation Lead Project Role Description : Lead the transformation of testing into a continuous and efficient end-to-end quality engineering function through the use of quality processes, tools, and methodologies significantly improving control, accuracy and integrity. Evolve more predictive and intelligent testing approaches based on automation and innovative testing products and solutions. Must have skills : Automated Testing Good to have skills : NA Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary: As a Test Automation Lead, a typical day involves spearheading the evolution of testing practices to establish a seamless and efficient quality engineering process. This role focuses on enhancing the overall testing framework by integrating advanced tools and methodologies that ensure precision and reliability. The position requires driving innovation in testing strategies to create more predictive and intelligent automation solutions, thereby elevating the quality and integrity of deliverables across projects. Collaboration and continuous improvement are central to the daily activities, fostering a culture of excellence in quality assurance. Roles & Responsibilities: - Expected to be an SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform. - Responsible for team decisions. - Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions. - Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams. - Lead the adoption of innovative testing tools and methodologies to enhance automation capabilities. - Mentor and support team members to develop their skills and improve overall team performance. - Coordinate cross-functional efforts to align testing strategies with project goals and timelines. Professional & Technical Skills: - Must To Have Skills: Playwright — strong hands-on experience building and maintaining end-to-end automated test suites TypeScript (strongly preferred) or JavaScript — clean, well-typed automation code with solid async/await patterns Agentic AI & workflow automation — practical experience applying AI agents to testing workflows GitHub & CI/CD pipelines — authoring pipelines with test gates on PR, merge, and release triggers Agile methodology — active participation in sprint ceremonies, refinement, and Definition of Done Test Design — equivalence partitioning, boundary analysis, decision tables, and exploratory testing techniques Nice to have: Playwright MCP — familiarity with Model Context Protocol for AI-assisted test generation Squash TM — linking automated tests to test plans and tracking coverage Financial services experience — understanding of the sector's regulatory and data integrity requirements Securities trading domain — knowledge of order lifecycle, market data, or FIX protocol is a strong differentiator Additional Information: - The candidate should have minimum 5 years of experience in Automated Testing. - This position is based at our Pune office. - A 15 years full time education is required. 15 years full time education About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us atwww.accenture.com Equal Employment Opportunity Statement