Job Description

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Quality Engineering (QE) Lead to drive robust testing and automation initiatives for a legacy desktop application transformation project within a integral client environment.

This role is hands-on and demands deep technical expertise in desktop application testing and automation frameworks, not just web-based testing. The QE Lead will guide a team through modernization while ensuring reliability, scalability, and seamless transition from legacy workflows to stable automated processes.

Your Impact

• Lead and oversee Quality Engineering strategy for legacy desktop applications.
• Define and execute automation strategies specific to desktop environments, integrating new tools where necessary.
• Conduct detailed test case design, automation scripting, and execution for regression, functional, and performance testing.
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to align testing frameworks with system architecture and release pipelines.
• Manage defect analysis, triage, and tracking to ensure high product stability.




• Mentor QA engineers and help scale testing capabilities across distributed teams.
• Report testing progress, quality metrics, and automation coverage to project and client stakeholders.
• Participate in discussions to optimize testing approaches during legacy modernization transitions.

Qualifications

Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in quality engineering, including leadership of test projects or teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in desktop application testing and automation for legacy systems (not purely web-based).
• Strong knowledge of test automation tools/frameworks for desktop environments such as:
• WinAppDriver, Pywinauto, AutoIt, or Winium
• Familiarity with Selenium, Appium, or hybrid frameworks for cross-platform contexts.

• Proficiency with scripting and development languages (e.g., Python, Java, C#).
• Deep understanding of SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, and defect management tooling (e.g

📌 QE Automation Lead (Bogotá)
🏢 Publicis Sapient
📍 Bogotá