Job Description
Job Title:  Playwright Technical Lead
City:  Chennai
State/Province:  Tamil Nadu
Posting Start Date:  1/20/26
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.
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Job Description

Job Description: Playwright Technical Lead

Location: Chennai,Bangalore,Hyderabad
Experience Level: 8–12+ Years
Technical Focus: Playwright, TypeScript or JavaScript, Selenium Java, CI/CD

 

Role Overview

As a Technical Lead, you will serve as the technical authority for our quality engineering organization. You will lead the strategic transition of our automation landscape from legacy Selenium Java to a modern Playwright + TypeScript ecosystem for a high-dependency client. This role demands a high-level architect who can design scalable frameworks, mentor vendor teams, and establish rigorous code quality standards. 

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Framework Architecture: Design, build, and maintain a robust, scalable end-to-end automation framework using Playwright and TypeScript.
  • Strategic Migration: Lead the migration of legacy Selenium Java test suites to Playwright, specifically optimizing for execution speed, stability, and broad cross-browser coverage.
  • Engineering Governance: Actively manage vendor engineering teams by conducting high-standard Pull Request (PR) reviews, enforcing Clean Code principles, and ensuring alignment with global automation best practices.
  • CI/CD Orchestration: Architect and integrate automated quality gates into DevOps pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI) to support high-frequency releases.
  • Performance Optimization: Leverage Playwright-native features like auto-waiting, parallelization, and network interception to eliminate "flaky" tests and reduce feedback loops.
  • Technical Leadership: Define automation roadmaps, select appropriate tooling, and provide technical mentorship to Senior and Lead SDETs. 

 

Required Technical Skills

  • Primary Stack: Expert-level proficiency in Playwright with TypeScript.
  • Legacy Expertise: Strong background in Selenium Java with experience building enterprise-grade frameworks from scratch.
  • Languages: Deep knowledge of TypeScript/JavaScript and Core Java.
  • Pipeline Tools: Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and containerization (Docker).
  • API Testing: Proficiency in API automation using Playwright, RestAssured, or Postman. 

 

 

 
Mandatory Skills: Playwright .

 

Experience: 5-8 Years .

 

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