Automation Lead

Candidate Description

Marked by two decades of progressive experience, this automation leader excels at embedding quality throughout the software-delivery life cycle. Adept at web, API, desktop and mobile testing, they bring deep expertise in Playwright, Selenium, Appium, REST-Assured and CI/CD integrations across Azure and AWS. Having guided high-performing teams within a Consulting Firm, they blend strong technical acumen with strategic vision to elevate product reliability for clients in finance, healthcare and retail sectors.

Their technical acumen is demonstrated through the architecture of scalable, AI-enhanced test frameworks that accelerate feedback loops and support shift-left initiatives. Leveraging TypeScript, Java, Python and modern design patterns, this professional has delivered automation programmes for a Financial Services Company 9s BNPL migration, Salesforce-based loan origination, and a Health Insurance Provider 9s mobile app, integrating BuildKite pipelines and cloud environments to enable zero-touch deployments. Contributions span performance, security and accessibility testing, with proven success in SAFE Agile, Scrum and DevOps cultures.

A natural mentor and influencer, they lead distributed teams, conduct code reviews, and coach stakeholders on quality metrics and continuous-improvement practices. Comfortable engaging C-level executives and engineering squads alike, they adapt quickly to evolving domains, from financial services to healthcare. Combining robust leadership with hands-on capability, this individual offers a compelling value proposition: accelerating delivery speed while safeguarding customer experience through rigorous, automation-first quality engineering.