Test Automation Lead at Sanofi | Playwright, CI/CD & Digital R&D – Sanofi – Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Sanofi is hiring a Test Automation Lead within its Global Digital R&D Software Engineering organization in Hyderabad. This is a senior quality engineering leadership role focused on enterprise-scale automation strategy, cloud-native testing, CI/CD quality governance, and digital product reliability. Unlike traditional automation positions, this opportunity combines technical leadership, framework architecture, mentoring responsibilities, shift-left quality practices, and regulated software delivery standards. Candidates will work closely with engineering, DevOps, product management, and business stakeholders to improve quality maturity across multiple product teams. Experience with Playwright, Selenium, cloud-based testing, API automation, perform
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This job is posted by Sanofi. To apply, visit their official application page.
Apply on Sanofi Career PageCompany snapshot
Sanofi is one of the world's leading biopharmaceutical organizations, focused on medicines, vaccines, specialty care, immunology, rare diseases, and healthcare innovation. The company's Digital R&D organization supports research, development, clinical operations, and scientific innovation through modern software engineering, cloud technologies, AI initiatives, and data-driven platforms. Hyderabad serves as an important technology and engineering hub supporting Sanofi's global digital transformation initiatives.
Role overview
The Test Automation Lead will define and drive enterprise automation strategy across Digital R&D product teams. Responsibilities include designing scalable automation frameworks, integrating quality gates into CI/CD pipelines, mentoring automation engineers, improving testing standards, and ensuring reliable software delivery. The role combines technical depth, leadership responsibilities, governance, and continuous quality improvement across complex software ecosystems.
Why apply for this role?
Sanofi is recruiting for Test Automation Lead at Sanofi | Playwright, CI/CD & Digital R&D in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. You would work with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress and related tools—skills that stay in demand across product teams. It can be a strong fit if you want clearer scope and visibility while staying close to shipping work. ITJobNotify links to the employer’s official application—you are not applying through us.
Key Responsibilities
- •Define enterprise test automation strategy and standards
- •Design scalable automation framework architecture
- •Lead Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, and Appium automation initiatives
- •Implement API, integration, and contract testing solutions
- •Integrate automation into Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Azure DevOps pipelines
- •Drive shift-left quality engineering practices
- •Establish quality metrics and governance processes
- •Perform root-cause analysis for critical quality issues
- •Mentor and coach automation engineers
- •Support hiring, onboarding, and technical growth initiatives
- •Collaborate with product, engineering, and DevOps teams
- •Maintain audit-ready testing documentation
- •Support cloud-native testing environments
- •Drive performance and security testing adoption
- •Ensure compliance with internal quality and security standards
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Insider interview tips & role FAQ
Role-specific questions and preparation ideas—always verify details with the employer. You apply on their official career page, not through ITJobNotify.
Candidates should prepare examples demonstrating large-scale automation leadership, framework architecture decisions, quality governance, CI/CD integration, and mentoring experience. Be ready to discuss Playwright adoption strategies, automation scalability, quality metrics, root-cause analysis, cloud-native testing, and cross-functional stakeholder collaboration. Leadership stories showing measurable quality improvements and engineering impact may be particularly valuable during interviews.
Common interview questions for this role:
How do you scale automation across multiple product teams?
By establishing framework standards, reusable components, coding guidelines, CI/CD integration, governance processes, mentorship programs, and measurable quality KPIs.
Why is Playwright gaining adoption in enterprise automation?
Playwright offers modern browser automation capabilities including auto-waiting, cross-browser support, tracing, network interception, and strong integration with modern development workflows.
How do you improve automation reliability?
By reducing flaky tests, improving synchronization strategies, stabilizing test data, strengthening observability, enforcing code reviews, and continuously monitoring quality metrics.
Job Description
Salary insight
Sanofi has not publicly disclosed compensation details for this position. Candidates should discuss fixed compensation, variable pay, long-term incentives, benefits, hybrid work policies, and grade structure directly with the recruiter during the interview process
Application & Interview Guidance
- •Apply through LinkedIn and follow any redirection to Sanofi's official careers portal. Candidates should highlight automation leadership, Playwright expertise, CI/CD implementation, cloud testing experience, and mentoring achievements on their resumes. Important keywords include Playwright, Selenium, Test Automation Lead, CI/CD, Cloud Testing, Quality Engineering, API Testing, Performance Testing, and Engineering Leadership. Applicants should also confirm reporting structure, team size, hybrid work expectations, and interview stages during recruiter discussions.
Career insight
This role is ideal for senior automation professionals looking to move beyond framework implementation into quality strategy, governance, leadership, and engineering influence. Professionals who enjoy mentoring teams, defining standards, and improving software delivery at scale may find strong long-term growth opportunities within Digital R&D organizations.
Common rejection reasons
Limited automation leadership experience Weak Playwright expertise No cloud testing exposure Weak CI/CD implementation experience Limited mentoring examples No framework architecture ownership Resume focused only on execution testing Weak stakeholder communication skills No measurable quality improvement achievements Poor leadership or governance examples
How to crack this role — preparation roadmap
Week 1 — Automation Leadership Framework governance Automation strategy Quality KPIs Team mentoring Architecture discussions Week 2 — Playwright & Modern Testing Playwright advanced features Cross-browser testing Test stability Reporting systems Framework scalability Week 3 — CI/CD & Cloud Testing Jenkins pipelines GitHub Actions Cloud execution Docker basics Kubernetes awareness Week 4 — Leadership & Enterprise Interviews Stakeholder management Quality governance Root-cause analysis Cross-functional collaboration Engineering leadership stories
ITJobNotify Hiring Insight
Sanofi appears to be seeking a quality engineering leader capable of influencing automation strategy across multiple product teams rather than managing individual automation projects. Candidates with strong Playwright expertise, CI/CD quality engineering experience, mentoring capabilities, and large-scale framework leadership experience may have a competitive advantage.
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How to Apply
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Apply on Sanofi Career PageEligibility & Requirements
- •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- •12+ years of software quality engineering experience
- •3+ years in automation leadership or senior automation roles
- •Strong Playwright and Selenium expertise
- •Experience with API automation frameworks
- •CI/CD pipeline design and implementation experience
- •Cloud platform exposure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- •Performance testing knowledge
- •Security testing awareness
- •Docker and Kubernetes familiarity
- •Strong mentoring and leadership skills
- •Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Estimated salary range
₹8–35 LPA
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Job Summary
Company
Sanofi
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Experience
12+ Years
Job Type
Full-time
Expires
Jul 2026
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