Cypress Automation Lead

Position : Permanent

Role : Automation Lead - Cypress

Experience : 7 10 Years

Location : Chennai/Bangalore

Shift : General

Work Mode: Hybrid

Mandatory skills:

Cypress, Javascript/Typescript,

API, Web automation,

Framework development on cypress, GIT, GITlab

About the Company

Movate, formerly called CSS CORP, is a new age services company that harnesses the power of digital technologies to reimagine customer engagements.

We enable businesses to anticipate and face disruptions effectively through our digital, technology and support services.

We are a global customer experience and technology consulting services provider and a digital transformation partner of choice for its clients, which include the worlds top innovators across industries, from mid-market players to large enterprises. We have a diverse team of over 11,500 customer-centric thinkers, collaborators, and co-creators across 20 global locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the automation efforts for Web and API testing using Cypress
• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and reusable automation frameworks aligned with project goals.
• Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, and DevOps teams to integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions).
• Define automation scope, priorities, and test data strategy in alignment with sprint goals.
• Mentor and guide team members on Cypress best practices, script optimization, and debugging techniques.
• Own automation metrics coverage, stability, execution time, and maintenance
• Review pulls requests, ensure code quality, and maintain version control through Git-based workflows.
• Work closely with manual testers to identify high-value scenarios for automation.

Required Skills & Experience

• 68 years of overall QA experience with at least 3+ years of hands-on Cypress automation.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and front-end testing methodologies.
• Solid understanding of Web APIs, REST, and JSON validation in automated tests.
• Experience in CI/CD integration, particularly with Jenkins, GitLab, or Azure DevOps.
• Exposure to version control tools (Git, Bitbucket) and project management tools (JIRA).
• Familiarity with BDD/TDD frameworks such as Cucumber or Mocha/Chai.
• Working knowledge of Docker, cloud-based test execution (e.g., BrowserStack, Sauce Labs) is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Experience in leading a small automation team or mentoring junior engineers.
• Knowledge of API automation with Postman / Newman / RestAssured.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field.