Lead Automation Architect – Playwright
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About the role
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Lead Automation Architect to drive the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise-scale test automation frameworks for critical Financial Crime (FinCrime) applications.
This is a senior technical leadership role requiring deep expertise in Playwright, automation architecture, test strategy, and CI/CD integration. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining automation standards, mentoring engineering teams, and ensuring scalable, maintainable, and high-performing automation solutions across complex enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-grade automation frameworks using Playwright.
Define automation standards, best practices, governance, and quality engineering strategies.
Collaborate with business, development, testing, and DevOps teams to deliver robust automation solutions.
Drive automation adoption across multiple squads and programs.
Design scalable test frameworks supporting UI, API, and integration testing.
Integrate automation frameworks into CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
Review and improve existing automation capabilities, frameworks, and tooling.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to QA and automation engineers.
Establish automation metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Support delivery of high-quality solutions within Agile environments.
Mandatory Requirements
10+ years of experience in Software Testing, Quality Engineering, or Test Automation.
Minimum 4+ years of hands-on Playwright experience in enterprise environments.
Proven experience designing and leading automation frameworks from architecture through implementation.
Strong expertise in:
Playwright
Test Automation Architecture
UI and API Automation Testing
Automation Framework Design Patterns
CI/CD Integration
Agile Delivery Methodologies
Experience working with modern DevOps practices and automated release pipelines.
Strong stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to define automation strategies for large-scale enterprise applications.
Preferred Experience
Experience within Banking, Financial Services, or Financial Crime (FinCrime) domains.
Previous experience working with Westpac or similar Tier-1 financial institutions.
Exposure to cloud-native testing and enterprise-scale digital transformation programs.
Pay: $740.00 – $760.00 per day
Application Question(s):
How many years of hands-on experience do you have with Playwright?
Have you designed or led the implementation of an enterprise-scale automation framework? Please provide a brief example.
Describe your experience integrating Playwright automation frameworks into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.).
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sydney NSW
Compensation
This Other role pays $192k-$198k/yr. Within typical range for other roles in Australia.
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