The Hartford

Lead / SDET

The Hartford  •  Republic of India (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

IND Lead Quality Engineer - GCC025

We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

We are seeking a skilled QA Automation Engineerto join our Enterprise Digital Solutions team in Hyderabad, India In this role, you will design, build, andmaintainreliable automated tests across UI and API layers, embed quality checks into CI/CD, and partner with Engineering and Product to prevent defects early.You’llcontribute to scalable test architecture using Playwrightwith TypeScript/JavaScriptand help improve test stability, coverage, and release confidence.

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation Development

  • Develop andmaintainautomated test suites for critical user journeys (smoke, regression, end-to-end).

  • Create maintainable UI automation using Playwrightand TypeScript/JavaScript(reusable fixtures, selectors, and page abstractions).

  • Build and enhance API automation (request validation, data setup/teardown, and basic contract checks where applicable).

  • Analyze failures, triage defects, and collaborate with engineers toidentifyroot causes and preventregressions

Framework & CI/CD Integration

  • Contribute to and continuously improve the Playwright automation framework (structure, utilities, reporting, and test patterns).

  • Implement scalable execution capabilities such as parallelization, environment orchestration, and reliable test data management.

  • Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (PR validation and nightly runs), with clear reporting and quality gates to support fast, reliable releases.

  • Leverage AI/LLM tooling (where approved) to accelerate test case authoring, refactoring, and failure triage (log/trace summarization).

  • Follow responsible AI and data-handling guidelines; collaborate with Security/Platform teams to ensure compliant use of AI-enabled testing.

  • Contribute ideas and small proofs-of-concept to improve test intelligence (failure clustering, flaky detection), as needed.

Collaboration

  • Partnerwith engineers, product owners, and DevOps to clarify acceptance criteria and ensure testability of requirements.

  • Participate in code reviews for automation and share best practices for stable, maintainable tests.

  • Promote shift-left quality by adding automation early in the lifecycle and providing fast feedback to the team.

Quality Engineering & Governance

  • Define automation scope for critical business journeys and ensure coverage for new/changed features.

  • Track and report quality metrics (pass rate, stability/flakiness, defect leakage) and propose improvements.

  • Communicate test status, risks, and release readiness to stakeholders with clear, actionable information.

RequiredSkills & Experience

  • 5-7 years of hands-on experience in test automation for web (and/or mobile) applications, including designing andmaintainingautomation frameworks.

  • Strongproficiencyin TypeScript/JavaScript

  • Expertisein architecting and scaling cross-platform test execution using BrowserStackSDK/Automatein CI/CD environments

  • Deep experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines

  • Practical experience using or operationalizing AI/LLM-based testing tools

  • Familiarity with agent-based testing concepts and orchestration patterns (e.g., MCP or similar) is a plus.

  • Ability to influence quality outcomes through strong collaboration, clear communication, and pragmatic decision-making.

  • Experience making architecture-level automation decisions in complex environments.

  • Strong system-thinking mindset with the ability to balance speed, quality, and risk.

  • Strong background in Agile, DevOps, and continuous testing practices.

  • Experience supporting cloud-native, microservices, and API-driven systems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in enterprise-scale or regulated environments.

  • Exposure to CIAM, security testing, or identity-centric platforms.

  • Prior experience driving quality transformation or modernization initiatives.

  • Familiarity with observability, analytics, and test intelligence platforms.

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The Hartford

About The Hartford

Showing up for people isn’t just what we do. It’s who we are – for over 200 years. And while it looks different every day, we do more to innovate for our customers, our communities and our employees. Because you put your trust in us.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Hartford, CT
Year Founded
1810
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