Lead QA Automation Engineer

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ABOUT UNDER ARMOUR:

Our story is a classic American entrepreneurial journey, born from a simple, unmet need identified by an athlete. In 1996, founder Kevin Plank, then captain of the University of Maryland football team, set out to solve the problem of sweat-soaked cotton shirts by creating a moisture-wicking synthetic alternative. That innovation – HeatGear – redefined the athletic base layer and laid the foundation for what is today a global leader in performance apparel, footwear, and accessories.

Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, Under Armour is driven by a clear mission – to make all athletes better. This relentless pursuit of better defines who we are, shaping our focus on performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.

OUR PURPOSE:

Building on this global foundation, Under Armour India is purpose-built to access India's top-tier talent and embed the brand's culture into scalable, tech-driven solutions. At its core, this is about empowering those who strive for more – a belief reflected in our values: Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes, and Stand for Equality.

These values serve as a shared framework that guides how we think, build, and collaborate. They connect teams across geographies, reinforce our purpose, and ensure that everything we do is aligned to a common goal – enabling better outcomes for athletes and the business.

At Under Armour India, this translates into an environment where individuals have the freedom to go further, regardless of role. Teams are empowered to develop and deliver state-of-the-art products and digital solutions that enhance performance and drive impact at scale.

VALUES & INNOVATION:

Across Under Armour globally, our values act as the thread that unites every teammate, shaping a culture grounded in purpose, accountability, and shared ambition. They are not just principles, but active drivers of how we operate, innovate, and grow together.

This culture is deeply anchored in innovation – a continuous pursuit of better that pushes boundaries and challenges convention. Whether through product innovation or digital transformation, teams are enabled to create solutions that elevate performance and redefine possibilities for athletes everywhere.

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

The QA Automation Lead is responsible for the planning, execution, and delivery of test automation across Under Armour's Digital, Retail, and Omni-channel experiences.

This individual leads the design, development, and implementation of scalable, maintainable, and reusable automation frameworks and ensures effective execution across all phases of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). The role drives automation adoption improves test coverage, and advances quality engineering best practices across project and feature enhancements.

The QA Automation Lead actively participates in requirements analysis, test strategy development, and functional validation, and is responsible for translating functional test cases into robust automation scripts. This is a hands-on role with end-to-end ownership of automation solutions for supported initiatives.

As a key member of the Global QA organization, this role drives continuous improvement in automation maturity, promotes shift-left testing practices, and partners with engineering teams to integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines. This role also provides technical leadership and guidance to functional QA and automation contributors.

YOUR IMPACT (Job Responsibilities):

• Drive automation coverage across UI, API, and backend services to ensure comprehensive validation.
• This role collaborates cross-functionally to define automation standards, improve release confidence, reduce manual testing dependency, and enable faster, more reliable software delivery.
• The QA Automation Lead serves as a key quality advocate, influencing automation strategy, tooling decisions, and framework evolution to ensure long-term scalability, maintainability, and engineering efficiency.
• Evaluate and recommend automation tools, frameworks, and technologies aligned with organizational standards
• Provide technical direction and review automation contributions from internal and external QA partners.
• Collaborate closely with Functional QA, Engineering, and external QA partners to ensure automation is aligned with product architecture, delivery timelines, and business priorities
• Champion automation, innovation, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality, speed, and operational effectiveness.
• Maintain expert level knowledge of eCommerce frontend and backend systems, including order management, APIs, integrations, and end-to-end workflows.
• Manage and co-ordinate multiple external QA teams responsible for test execution and automation delivery across products and projects like PR review for Automation code.
• Oversee the Load and Performance testing strategy to ensure site stability during peak traffic.
• Maintain global automation coding standards and framework consistency across all distributed teams to ensure maintainability.
• Drive the integration of automated test suites into DevOps pipelines to enable continuous deployment and rapid feedback loops
• Partner closely with Architecture and Platform Engineering to ensure testability is embedded into design decisions from the outset, enabling a strong shift-left quality engineering approach
• Track, analyze, and report on established automation metrics (e.g., automated coverage, defect leakage, execution time) and provide weekly and monthly updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• Experience designing and supporting AWS based automation infrastructure, including EC2 hosted test environments, device testing, test orchestration, and cloud integrated CI/CD workflows.
• Proficiency managing cloud mobile testing platforms, including device pool configuration, test stability optimization, and environment troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead end to end POCs for new automation tools and processes—evaluating technologies, validating ROI, and driving adoption across engineering teams.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree with typically 8 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with typically 6 years of relevant experience OR 12 years of relevant experience without degree
• Typically 3+ years of lead experience; or equivalent experience as the subject matter lead or expert in area of expertise.
• Experience with ecommerce on Web, iOS and Android Mobile Application
• Experience working on Retail POS system
• Experience implementing self-healing test automation using AI/ML-driven tools.
• Experience with SAP and Order Management Systems
• Experience on REST APIs and GraphQL
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automation tests into build and release workflows to enable reliable, continuous quality validation.
• Languages: Proficient in at least one or more programming languages Java, JavaScript (Node.js), Python, Kotlin
• Web & Mobile: Selenium, Appium, XCUI/Espresso, Playwright
• API & Backend: REST APIs, GraphQL, Postman, RestAssured, SAP, OMS
• Infrastructure: GitHub, Jenkins, Cloud Test Grids (BrowserStack), Datadog, AWS
• Performance Testing: JMeter, Locust, BlazeMeter, Gatling

WORKPLACE LOCATION:

• Location: This individual must reside within commuting distance from our Bangaloreoffice.
• Work Schedule: This role follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring 4 days in-office per week

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIY:

At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, family or paternal status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people representing a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.