We are seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to define and own the quality vision and automation architecture across web platforms, using Playwright and JavaScript as core tools.

This role goes far beyond test implementation: the Lead QE sets organization-wide quality standards, shapes long-term automation strategy, builds and grows QE teams, and ensures quality scales seamlessly with platform and business complexity.

Responsibilities Define and own the long-term end-to-end automation strategy and vision using Playwright and JavaScript across multiple teams and platforms

Establish automation architecture, frameworks, patterns, and best practices adopted organization-wide

Ensure scalable, maintainable, and high-performing test ecosystems that support rapid growth

Champion and institutionalize shift-left testing practices and define quality gates as standards within CI/CD pipelines

Oversee the strategy for UI, API, and integration testing across products and domains

Architect test strategies for complex, cross-system user journeys and third-party integrations

Define standards for test data management and environment orchestration across environments and teams

Drive coverage of non-functional requirements (reliability, usability, performance, security awareness) at a platform level

Set the bar for automation code quality: lead reviews, eliminate flaky tests, and continuously improve execution reliability across the org

Establish observability, reporting, and quality metrics frameworks that inform leadership decisions

Partner with engineering leadership on testability and design-for-quality; mentor, coach, and grow Senior, Mid-level, and Junior Quality Engineers, and build hiring and development pipelines

Act as the top quality authority across teams, influencing platform, architectural, and product decisions,



and fostering a company-wide culture of quality ownership

Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Delivery leadership on release readiness, risk management, and roadmap planning

Proactively identify systemic quality risks, define mitigation strategies, lead root-cause analysis of critical production incidents, and continuously evolve quality processes, tooling, and organizational practices Requirements 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering or Test Automation

At least 1 year of relevant leadership experience Deep hands-on expertise in Playwright at scale and Selenium, with a track record of building automation frameworks from the ground up

Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript

Strong understanding of frontend and backend architectures, including distributed systems

Extensive background in testing REST APIs

Deep experience designing and integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines at scale

Expert knowledge of test architecture, test data strategy, and environment management

Proven leadership, mentoring, and team-building skills

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience influencing senior leadership

Solid experience with complex, enterprise-scale platforms

Excellent command of written and spoken English (B2+ level) Nice to have Knowledge of Apache JMeter and broader performance testing tooling

Familiarity with Cypress and other modern automation frameworks We offer International projects with top brands

Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers

Healthcare benefits

Employee financial programs

Paid time off and sick leave

Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses

Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses

Integral career opportunities

Volunteer and community involvement opportunities

EPAM Employee Groups

Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn

📌 Lead Quality Engineer (JavaScript, Playwright) (Argentina)
🏢 EPAM Systems
📍 Argentina