• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for UI, API, and data layers • Define and enforce automation standards, patterns, and best practices across teams • Lead the shift-left testing strategy by partnering with developers to improve testability & design • Build API-first, contract, and integration tests for microservices-based architectures • Implement automated validation for ETL pipelines, data migrations, and reporting accuracy • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, enforcing quality gates for deployments • Perform root cause analysis by debugging test failures at the code and data level • Reduce dependency on manual regression testing through automation coverage and tooling • Mentor other test engineers in automation engineering and framework usage • Evaluate and introduce modern testing tools and techniques as appropriate.