QA Automation

Description

Summary: Seeking a highly skilled and strategic QA Automation lead to define and implement automation strategies, mentor teams, and drive continuous improvement in quality and efficiency. Highlights: 1. Lead and define automation strategy for projects. 2. Mentor and guide teams in adopting automation tools and best practices. 3. Design and implement scalable automation frameworks. ### **Who We Are** VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award\-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate\-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca\-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement \& Optimization. In addition, VML's specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world's largest and most awarded health agencies. VML's global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55\+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney. **About WPP** WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting\-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world\-class creativity, next\-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com. **Who we are looking for:** We are looking for a highly skilled and strategic **QA Automation** to lead and define the automation strategy within our projects. This role involves designing scalable solutions, implementing best practices in testing, and driving continuous improvement in quality and efficiency. As a technical leader, you will mentor and guide the team in adopting tools like Playwright while identifying and implementing end\-to\-end validations (UI, API, and data). The ideal candidate is a proactive and adaptable professional with strong technical expertise and leadership skills. **What you'll do:** * **Design and implement automation frameworks:** Define architecture, standards, and best practices to deliver scalable and maintainable solutions. * **Develop risk\-based automation strategies:** Analyze processes, prioritize test automation areas, and establish coverage strategies (e.g., E2E, integration). * **Provide technical leadership and mentoring:** Train team members on tools like Playwright, software testing techniques, and analytical thinking for automation. Coordinate squad assignments, priorities, and initiative tracking. * **Offer technical support for projects:** Guide automation initiatives (e.g., content validations, data integration), ensuring technical evolution and proper implementation. * **Create end\-to\-end solutions:** Integrate validations across UI, API, and data layers, ensuring functional consistency in automated flows. * **Standardize and scale automation practices:** Define reusable guidelines and promote replicable solutions across projects and accounts. * **Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines:** Prepare and adapt workflows for automated execution in pipelines, ensuring reporting accuracy and stability. * **Analyze and improve processes:** Evaluate results, identify inefficiencies (e.g., flaky tests), and optimize solutions for better performance and reliability. **What you'll need:** *Hard Skills:* * Expertise in process analysis for identifying automation opportunities. * Development of automation frameworks using **Playwright** (TypeScript/JavaScript). * Experience in testing architecture design (POM, modularization, best practices). * Proficiency in API testing with **Postman** (contracts, validations, business logic). * Risk\-based automation strategy (impact × probability). * Integration of automation workflows into **CI/CD pipelines** (execution, reporting, stability). * End\-to\-end validation across **UI, API, and data layers**. * Advanced debugging skills (E2E flows, flaky tests, selectors). * Automation for CMS content (not web apps/products). * Management of environments, variables, and test data. *Soft Skills:* * Strategic thinking to define what to automate and why. * Technical leadership with mentoring capabilities (even without formal authority). * Strong communication skills to bridge technical and business perspectives. * Analytical mindset for solving complex problems and root cause analysis. * Autonomy and initiative to define solutions independently. * Focus on continuous improvement and process optimization. * Adaptability to work with different technologies, contexts, and projects. * Ability to train and scale knowledge across the team. We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information, please visit www.vml.com, and follow along on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X. When you click "Submit Application", this will send any information you add below to VML. Before you do this, we think it's a good idea to read through our Recruitment Privacy Policy. 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