Lead Engineer in Test

Role summary

Lead Engineer in Test is a full-time role at Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-08-14. Experience level: 5-10.

Job title

Lead Engineer in Test

Company

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Work arrangement

on-site

Employment type

full-time

Category

Software Engineering

Experience level

5-10

Date posted

2026-08-14

Job description

Company Description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

The Digitas culture is made up of fearless, inventive and generous Unicorns of all kinds.

Overview

Lead Engineer in Test

Our advanced Technology capability delivers cutting-edge, high-impact digital products and campaigns. We bring strategic partnerships with the world’s leading marketing and technology vendors that allow us to represent the top platforms and tools for our clients. Through collaboration with Strategy, Experience Design, Data Science, Project Management, and Account teams, our technologists are helping the world’s leading brands transform the marketing landscape. Our Quality Assurance (QA) team keeps us technologically forward and on point.

To help with this, we are looking for a Lead Engineer in Test — someone who can lead our QA automation team forward, establishing structure and best-in-class growth. This role spans the full QA lifecycle and works closely with cross-functional teams to modernize efficiencies, implement best-in-class QA automation methodologies and tools, and drive quality at scale across complex digital ecosystems.

The successful candidate is a hands-on QA leader with deep experience in automation development, strong programming skills, and a forward-looking mindset that includes AI-assisted testing, intelligent automation, and modern test orchestration frameworks.

Role Overview

From test planning and execution to technical risk management and process improvement, the Lead Engineer in Test supports complex digital projects that are defined, designed, and developed by Digitas and other Publicis agencies.

As a Lead Engineer in Test, you will:

Lead QA automation activities across a range of digital initiatives

Define and evolve QA strategy, frameworks, and tooling

Oversee testing of web applications, APIs, and integrated platforms

Incorporate AI-driven testing approaches to improve coverage, speed, and defect detection

Build and grow automation capability while mentoring engineers across geographically distributed QA teams

Key Responsibilities

Regularly interface with senior leadership and represent automation goals within the context of broader organizational objectives

Provide guidance to automation team members on adopting new tools, improving reliability, and scaling automation coverage

Lead the definition, execution, and maintenance of standardized automation QA processes, methodologies, and reporting

Design and implement robust automation frameworks using modern tools and best practices

Drive QA process improvements using industry best practices and emerging technologies

Stay current on digital technologies, testing trends, and AI-assisted QA techniques to support innovation and client demands

Represent the QA capability in cross-organizational meetings and client-facing discussions

Hire, train, and mentor QA engineers and automation resources

Lead and facilitate automation development across geographically distributed QA teams in fast-paced, agile environments

Qualifications

We’re looking for strong, impactful work experience, which typically includes:

Technical & Automation Expertise:

Automation & Programming

Framework Architecture: Design, implement, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks from scratch using Python or Node.js. (Must demonstrate understanding of Design Patterns, OOP, and modular code structure).

Playwright Expertise: Advanced implementation of Microsoft Playwright for:

Robust Cross-browser UI automation (handling flakes, dynamic waits, and authentication states).

Programmatic API Testing: Utilizing Playwright’s APIRequestContext or libraries like requests/supertest to build integrated end-to-end workflows (UI + API).

API & Hybrid Testing: Designing tests that bypass UI for setup/teardown using direct API calls (optimizing execution time).

Network Interception: Experience mocking/stubbing network requests to isolate frontend components and test edge cases.

CI/CD & DevOps Integration: Ownership of the automation pipeline. Integrating tests into GitLab CI/Azure DevOps/Jenkins, managing Docker containers for execution, and setting up quality gates.

Strategy & Leadership: Define the testing strategy (Test Pyramid), deciding when to use API vs. UI testing to maximize ROI and stability.

Legacy/Migration Knowledge: Experience with Selenium or Cypress to understand migration paths and architectural differences.

Software Design Excellence: Proficient in Python or Node.js with a strong adherence to SOLID principles and Design Patterns (Page Object Model, Factory, Singleton, Strategy) to build maintainable and scalable automation frameworks.

Modern Frontend Awareness: Solid understanding of HTML, DOM manipulation, and CSS/XPath selectors. Familiarity with modern JS frameworks (React, Angular, Vue) to understand component lifecycles, shadow DOM, and optimize locator strategies (moving beyond fragile selectors).

Code Quality Standards: