Wissen Technology is hiring for Lead Automation Engineer
About Wissen Technology:
At Wissen Technology, we deliver niche, custom-built products that solve complex business challenges across industries worldwide. Founded in 2015, our core philosophy is built around a strong product engineering mindset—ensuring every solution is architected and delivered right the first time. Today, Wissen Technology has a global footprint with 2000+ employees across offices in the US, UK, UAE, India, and Australia. Our commitment to excellence translates into delivering 2X impact compared to traditional service providers. How do we achieve this? Through a combination of deep domain knowledge, cutting-edge technology expertise, and a relentless focus on quality. We don’t just meet expectations—we exceed them by ensuring faster time-to-market, reduced rework, and greater alignment with client objectives. We have a proven track record of building mission-critical systems across industries, including financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and more. Wissen stands apart through its unique delivery models. Our outcome-based projects ensure predictable costs and timelines, while our agile pods provide clients with the flexibility to adapt to their evolving business needs. Wissen leverages its thought leadership and technology prowess to drive superior business outcomes. Our success is powered by top-tier talent. Our mission is clear: to be the partner of choice for building world-class custom products that deliver exceptional impact—the first time, every time.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Lead Test Automation Engineer who operates at the intersection of modern test automation and Agentic AI systems. This role focuses on designing workflows where AI agents can deliver tests end-to-end while ensuring quality through robust guardrails, validation systems, and security practices. The role is critical in enabling teams to scale productivity and deliver high-quality software in an AI-native development environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement agentic workflows for end-to-end tests delivery using AI agents
- Define and maintain guardrails such as AGENTS.md, validation checkpoints, and test frameworks
- Architect and scale UI and API test automation frameworks
- Write clear, maintainable, and reusable test specifications
- Critically evaluate AI-generated code and test outputs for accuracy and completeness
- Identify and mitigate AI-related security risks such as over-permissions, insecure dependencies, and data leakage
- Establish metrics to measure team productivity and AI impact
- Mentor team members on modern QA practices and AI-driven development workflows
Technical Skills (including Agentic AI)
- Strong experience with test frameworks: JUnit, Cucumber, RestAssured, Mock frameworks
- Expertise in UI automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress
- Solid understanding of API testing and backend validation strategies
- Strong SQL skills for data validation and debugging
- Proficiency in Java or similar programming languages
- Understanding of Agentic AI systems, workflows, and prompt/instruction design (e.g., AGENTS.md)
- Ability to design test strategies for AI-generated code and workflows
- Experience critically assessing AI outputs and improving their reliability
- Demonstrated success signals: authorship of AGENTS.md, end-to-end agentic feature delivery, measurable improvements in team productivity
Soft Skills
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
- Ability to adapt quickly to evolving AI technologies and tools
- Clear and effective communication, especially in writing specifications
- Ownership mindset focused on team-level impact
- Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail
- Reviewing the work from junior members in the test automation team and help them grow to use Agentic AI workflows
Nice to Have
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing integration
- Exposure to AI safety, governance, and secure system design
- Experience testing microservices or distributed systems
- Familiarity with modern DevOps practices
Wissen Sites:
- Website: www.wissen.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wissen-technology
- Wissen Leadership: Leadership Team | Wissen
- Wissen Live: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wissen-technology/posts/feedView=All
- Wissen Thought Leadership: https://www.wissen.com/articles/
Skills Required
- 9–12 years of experience
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Strong experience with JUnit, Cucumber, RestAssured, and mock frameworks
- Expertise with Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress
- API testing and backend validation experience
- Strong SQL skills for data validation and debugging
- Proficiency in Java or a similar programming language
- Understanding of Agentic AI systems, workflows, and prompt or instruction design
- Ability to design test strategies for AI-generated code and workflows
- Experience evaluating AI outputs and improving their reliability
- Experience defining guardrails, validation checkpoints, and test frameworks
- CI/CD pipeline and automated testing integration experience
- Exposure to AI safety, governance, and secure system design
- Experience testing microservices or distributed systems
- Familiarity with modern DevOps practices
What We Do
The Wissen Group was founded in the year 2000. Wissen Technology, a part of Wissen Group, was established in the year 2015. Wissen Technology is a specialized technology company that delivers high-end consulting for organizations in the Banking & Finance, Telecom, and Healthcare domains. With offices in US, India, UK, Australia, Mexico, and Canada, we offer an array of services including Application Development, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Big Data & Analytics, Visualization & Business Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, Cloud, Mobility, Agile & DevOps, Quality Assurance & Test Automation. Leveraging our multi-site operations in the USA and India and availability of world-class infrastructure, we offer a combination of on-site, off-site and offshore service models. Our technical competencies, proactive management approach, proven methodologies, committed support and the ability to quickly react to urgent needs make us a valued partner for any kind of Digital Enablement Services, Managed Services, or Business Services. We believe that the technology and thought leadership that we command in the industry is the direct result of the kind of people we have been able to attract, to form this organization (you are one of them!). Our workforce consists of 1000+ highly skilled professionals, with leadership and senior management executives who have graduated from Ivy League Universities like MIT, Wharton, IITs, IIMs, and BITS and with rich work experience in some of the biggest companies in the world. Wissen Technology has been certified as a Great Place to Work®. The technology and thought leadership that the company commands in the industry is the direct result of the kind of people Wissen has been able to attract. Wissen is committed to providing them the best possible opportunities and careers, which extends to providing the best possible experience and value to our clients
