• Develop, maintain, and scale end-to-end automation frameworks for UI, API, and backend services independently with minimal supervision. • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast, reliable delivery. • Define and execute comprehensive testing strategies across API, UI, integration, regression, performance, and security testing. • Collaborate with engineers to improve code testability, reliability, and overall product quality. • Track and analyze quality metrics, automation coverage, defect trends, and regression risks; recommend improvements. • Participate in code reviews and provide technical guidance from a quality perspective. • Mentor and coach junior QA/SDET engineers, promoting best practices in automation and quality engineering. • Drive quality initiatives across teams, influencing design and architecture decisions to enhance testability. • Leverage AI/ML tools for intelligent test generation, prioritization, defect prediction, and test data management. • Advocate for quality in product planning, release readiness, and post-release analysis.