Job Description

About Tarento:

Tarento is a fast-growing technology consulting company headquartered in Stockholm, with a strong presence in India and clients across the globe. We specialize in digital transformation, product engineering, and enterprise solutions, working across diverse industries including retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. Our teams combine Nordic values with Indian expertise to deliver innovative, scalable, and high-impact solutions.

We're proud to be recognized as a

Great Place to Work

, a testament to our inclusive culture, strong leadership, and commitment to employee well-being and growth. At Tarento, you'll be part of a collaborative environment where ideas are valued, learning is continuous, and careers are built on passion and purpose.

Overview

We are hiring a

Testing Lead - Automation (Playwright)

to lead our quality engineering efforts by owning the

automation strategy, Playwright framework, and release quality gates

. You will work closely with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to ensure fast, reliable releases through robust test automation and strong QA governance.

Responsibilities

Own the

test automation roadmap

and define coverage goals (smoke/regression/E2E) aligned to business risk. Design, build, and maintain a

scalable Playwright automation framework

(TypeScript/JavaScript). Integrate automation suites into

CI/CD pipelines

(Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions/Jenkins) with tagging, parallel runs, retries policy, and reporting. Lead

test planning

for releases/sprints: ensure clear acceptance criteria and traceability to stories. Drive

defect prevention and RCA

: reduce flaky tests, improve stability, and enhance signal-to-noise. Provide

quality metrics

and release readiness updates (test status, coverage, defect trends, risks). Mentor QA engineers, enforce standards, and lead code reviews for automation.

Must-Have Skills

Strong hands-on experience in

Playwright

automation (E2E),

TypeScript/JavaScript

. Proven ownership of

test automation frameworks

and best practices (test pyramid, maintainability). CI/CD experience running automated tests and generating actionable reports. Solid understanding of

web application testing

, debugging, and test data handling. Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Nice-to-Have

API testing experience (REST), performance basics (k6/JMeter), security testing awareness. Docker/container-based test execution; experience with Azure ecosystem and monitoring tools.

Success Criteria

Reliable Playwright suite with strong coverage of critical user journeys. Reduced regression time and improved release confidence through automation in CI/CD. Lower flaky test rate and improved defect leakage metrics. * Clear, consistent quality reporting and governance across teams.