We are looking for an experienced QA Lead to drive the quality assurance function across our product development teams. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining QA strategies, leading a team of QA engineers, establishing robust testing processes, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products. This role requires a strong mix of leadership, technical expertise, and hands-on testing experience in both manual and automation testing.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of QA Engineers and Senior QA Engineers.
- Define and implement QA strategies, testing standards, and best practices.
- Plan, estimate, and allocate QA resources across multiple projects.
- Review product requirements and collaborate with Product Managers, Developers, and Business Analysts to ensure testability.
- Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, and testing strategies.
- Drive automation testing initiatives and improve test coverage.
- Oversee functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, sanity, API, performance, and compatibility testing.
- Identify, track, prioritize, and verify defects using bug-tracking tools.
- Monitor product quality metrics and provide regular QA reports to stakeholders.
- Ensure timely releases by managing testing cycles and release sign-offs.
- Continuously improve QA processes, frameworks, and testing methodologies.
- Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives in Agile environments.
- Conduct root cause analysis for production issues and implement preventive quality measures.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- 6–10 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
- Strong expertise in Manual Testing and Test Planning.
- Hands-on experience with Automation Testing using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium.
- Experience in API testing using Postman, Swagger, or REST Assured.
- Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Experience with defect tracking tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or Bugzilla.
- Knowledge of SQL for database validation and testing.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Experience working with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership abilities.
- Experience in performance testing using JMeter or similar tools.
- Exposure to security testing concepts.
- Experience testing web, mobile, and RESTful applications.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- ISTQB Certification or equivalent is a plus.
- Experience in AI-assisted testing tools and modern QA practices is an advantage.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Ability to build and improve QA processes from the ground up.
- Passion for delivering high-quality software.
- Excellent attention to detail and a quality-first mindset.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
- Collaborative approach with cross-functional teams.
