Lead QA Automation

Group 1001 is a consumer-centric, technology-driven family of insurance companies on a mission to deliver outstanding value and operational performance by combining financial strength and stability with deep insurance expertise and a can-do culture. Group1001’s culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, communication, core business focus, risk management, and striving for outcomes. This goal extends to how we hire and onboard our most valuable assets – our employees.

Company Overview:

Gainbridge, a part of the Group 1001 enterprise, is a self-managed, innovative, digital platform providing its clients with direct access to trusted financial products to smartly grow their savings over time. Gainbridge strives to offer products through its platform that are simple, intuitive, and backed by smart technology with no complexity or hidden fees. Gainbridge empowers clients to take control of the financial future with simple solutions that are accessible to everyone no matter their budget.

About the Role

We’re looking for a highly driven and methodical Lead QA Automation Engineer who thrives on building scalable, high-impact quality solutions and elevating both the systems and people around them. You’ll play a key role in shaping our automation architecture, mentoring team members, and ensuring our QA and SDLC processes are both effective and continuously improving.

You’ll balance deep technical execution with strong communication and business awareness – making you a critical partner to product, engineering, and leadership teams.

What You’ll Do

Technical Execution

• Design, implement, and maintain UI and API test automation using Playwright and TypeScript
• Own and evolve the test architecture, collaborating across teams while guiding final decisions
• Write comprehensive test plans, edge case scenarios, and detailed test cases for complex features
• Perform code reviews (MRs) to ensure high-quality test coverage and maintainable test code

Planning & Delivery

• Break down complex features into testable components and define automation strategy per scope
• Provide and validate estimations for test efforts and continuously track/adjust them as needed
• Collaborate closely in QA syncs, sprint planning, and retrospectives to drive delivery quality

Communication & Collaboration

• Proactively clarify requirements and close gaps before development begins
• Foster open channels of communication between QA, engineering, and product
• Act as a quality advocate and align testing priorities with business needs and customer value

Continuous Improvement & Mentorship

• Evaluate and improve QA and SDLC processes for better speed, clarity, and quality
• Share knowledge and mentor other engineers, enabling growth through structured feedback and guidance
• Stay curious: constantly learn, adapt, and teach others emerging testing strategies and tools

What You Bring

• Solid hands-on experience with Playwright and strong fluency in TypeScript
• A structured, process-oriented mindset with proven ability to plan, execute, and track test efforts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – you can explain, influence, and align
• Ability to make architectural decisions thoughtfully, collaboratively, and decisively
• Deep ownership mindset – you care about the “why” behind features and value-driven testing
• Natural curiosity and a drive to learn and improve, both personally and across the team
• Experience mentoring junior QA engineers or cross-functional teammates is a strong plus

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