Lead Test Automation Engineer who builds and scales automation frameworks and AI-assisted testing, integrates automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, drives shift-left quality, mentors developers, enforces testing standards, collaborates with cross-functional teams, and tracks quality metrics to ensure stable releases.
Description and Requirements
Position Summary:
A Lead Test Automation Engineer responsible for building scalable automation frameworks and AI-assisted testing capabilities, driving quality engineering practices, and enabling disciplined, test-first delivery. The role focuses on mentoring developers, improving adoption of automated and AI-driven testing, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, high-quality releases.
Job Responsibilities:
Knowledge and skills (general and technical):
Experience:
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We're looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
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Position Summary:
A Lead Test Automation Engineer responsible for building scalable automation frameworks and AI-assisted testing capabilities, driving quality engineering practices, and enabling disciplined, test-first delivery. The role focuses on mentoring developers, improving adoption of automated and AI-driven testing, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, high-quality releases.
Job Responsibilities:
- Build and scale automation frameworks for AI and enterprise platforms
- Embed AI-driven testing (self-healing, test generation) to improve coverage
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (unit, API, UI)
- Drive shift-left quality and enforce testing standards/governance
- Mentor developers and increase automation adoption
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partner stakeholders
- Track quality metrics and ensure stable, reliable releases
Knowledge and skills (general and technical):
- Strong Java fundamentals
- Hands-on Playwright experience (UI/API automation)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Enterprise (preferred)
- Good collaboration and mentoring skills
Experience:
- 6-8 years' experience building and driving test automation frameworks, including AI-driven testing
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We're looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
#BI-Hybrid
MetLife Mahārāshtra, IND Office
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