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Principal Automation Engineer

Oracle Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Posted Jan 6, 2026

Role & seniority: Principal Automation Engineer

Stack/tools: JavaScript/TypeScript; UI automation (Playwright with TS, Selenium, WebdriverIO); accessibility, performance, visual regression testing; CI/CD (Jenkins); AI-driven test generation, self-healing, prioritization, defect prediction; dashboards/analytics

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Define and lead the frontend automation strategy aligned with product/platform goals

  • Design/develop scalable automation frameworks for UI, accessibility, visual regression, and performance testing

  • Integrate automation into CI/CD with early quality gates; drive shift-left; mentor engineers; build telemetry dashboards

Must-have skills

  • 10–15 years in Quality Engineering / Test Automation (frontend focus)

  • Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript; strong UI framework experience

  • Expertise in Playwright TS, Selenium, WebdriverIO

  • Testing across Accessibility, Internationalization, UX, Telemetry

  • CI/CD integration experience (Jenkins); strong debugging/analytical skills; effective cross-team communication and influence

Nice-to-haves

  • Performance, reliability, visual, accessibility testing breadth

  • Experience with containerized/cloud execution (Docker, Kubernetes, cloud test grids)

  • Track record building automation for large-scale distributed systems/SaaS

  • Contributions to engineering communities/open-source; continuous improvement culture

Location & work type

  • Location: Not specified

  • Work t

Full Description

About the Role We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Principal Automation Engineer with deep expertise in modern automation frameworks and hands-on experience in Javascript, Typescript UI automation using Selenium. This role will drive the end-to-end quality engineering strategy, build scalable automation solutions, and champion engineering excellence across product teams. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with a passion for delivering high-quality software and improving release velocity through automation Key Responsibilities Define and lead the frontend automation strategy aligned with product and platform goals. Design and develop scalable automation frameworks for UI, accessibility, visual regression and performance testing. Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines, establishing early quality gates and enabling shift-left adoption. Implement AI-driven techniques for test generation, self-healing, prioritization, and defect prediction. Drive continuous improvement of automation maturity and quality metrics across teams. Collaborate closely with engineering, product, UX, DevOps and release teams ensuring seamless delivery. Mentor automation engineers and influence engineering leadership through best practices and technical standards. Own large and complex functional areas independently from design through production validation. Build dashboards and analytics to enable data-driven quality decisions. Required Skills & Experience 10–15 years of experience in Quality Engineering / Test Automation, with strong focus on frontend platforms. Strong coding proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript and modern UI frameworks

Expertise in test automation tools: Playwright with TypeScript, Selenium, WebdriverIO Testing exposure in the projects for Accessibility, Internationalization, UX and Telemetry Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins). Strong debugging, problem solving, analytical thinking and system architecture understanding. Excellent communication skills, stakeholder collaboration & ability to influence engineering direction. Preferred Qualifications Experience with performance, reliability, visual and accessibility testing. Working knowledge of containerized and cloud-based execution (Docker, Kubernetes, cloud test grids). Proven record building automation for large-scale distributed systems or SaaS products. Contributions to engineering communities, publications, open-source or thought leadership. Passion for innovation, engineering craftsmanship and continuous improvement culture. What We Offer Opportunity to drive quality transformation at enterprise scale. A collaborative, inclusive and high-performance engineering culture. Professional growth, innovation freedom and leadership visibility. Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Automation EngineeringJavaScriptTypeScriptSeleniumCI/CDDebuggingProblem SolvingAnalytical ThinkingSystem ArchitectureMentoringCollaborationTest AutomationAccessibility TestingPerformance TestingVisual Regression TestingAI Techniquesmulti-location

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