Test Automation Lead – Playwright (Pharma / Healthcare Domain)

📍 Remote (Ireland-based candidates only)
🏢 Client Location: Cork
🕒 Full-time | Long-term Contract / Permanent (flexible)
💼 Sector: Pharma / Health / Medical Technology

Role Overview

We are seeking a Test Automation Lead with deep hands-on expertise in Playwright and proven experience delivering quality engineering solutions within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or medical technology domain.

This role is ideal for a senior QA professional who can lead automation strategy, drive best practices, and ensure regulatory-grade quality across complex, high-availability systems.

The position is fully remote within Ireland, with occasional visits to the Cork site (as needed).

Key Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end automation strategy, framework design, and implementation using Playwright(TypeScript/JavaScript preferred)
Own the test automation roadmap, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and CI/CD integration
Collaborate with product owners, architects, and engineering teams to define test coverage, acceptance criteria, and automation priorities
Build and maintain robust automation suites for web applications, APIs, and data-driven workflows
Ensure compliance with GxP, CSV, 21 CFR Part 11, and other pharma/health regulatory standards
Mentor and guide QA engineers, promoting best practices in automation, quality engineering, and documentation
Drive continuous improvement across testing processes, tooling, and quality metrics
Participate in release planning, risk assessments, and quality gates for production deployments
Support defect triage, root-cause analysis, and quality reporting

Required Skills & Experience

8+ years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Engineering
3+ years of hands-on experience with Playwright(TypeScript/JavaScript)
Strong background in test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps-aligned QA practices
Proven experience working in pharma, healthcare, medical devices, or life sciences environments
Experience testing enterprise-grade web applications, APIs, microservices, and data workflows
Strong knowledge of test design techniques, automation patterns, and quality metrics
Experience with tools such as Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Docker, or similar
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with distributed teams

Preferred Skills

Experience with API automation(REST/GraphQL) using tools like Postman, RestAssured, or Playwright API
Exposure to performance testing tools (k6, JMeter)
Experience in cloud environments(Azure/AWS/GCP)
Knowledge of risk-based testing, validation protocols, and audit readiness
Prior experience leading QA teams or mentoring junior engineers

Candidate Requirements

Must be based in Ireland(role is fully remote within Ireland)
Eligible to work in Ireland without sponsorship
Strong stakeholder communication skills, especially with regulated industry clients
Ability to join within 2–4 weeks preferred

Why Join

Work with a leading pharma/healthcare digital transformation client in Cork
Fully remote role with flexible working
Opportunity to lead automation strategy in a regulated, high-impact environment
Collaborative, engineering-driven culture with strong investment in quality

Test Automation Lead – Playwright (Pharma / Healthcare Domain)

Benefits

Job Description