QA Lead (Ref 26204) - #1121818

Responsibilities

• Lead QA Strategy & Execution – Define, implement, and drive the overall QA strategy, ensuring delivery of high-quality software that meets business and technical requirements.

• Manage QA Team – Supervise, mentor, and guide QA Engineers; allocate tasks effectively; and ensure optimal use of resources.

• Define & Standardize QA Frameworks – Establish testing methodologies, best practices, and automation frameworks to improve efficiency and test coverage.

• Oversee Test Planning & Execution – Prepare, review, and approve test plans, test cases, and automation scripts for SIT, UAT, regression, and performance testing.

• Stakeholder Collaboration – Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Developers to clarify requirements, assess risks, and ensure testability.

• Defect Management – Ensure defects are logged, tracked, prioritized, and resolved within agreed timelines, providing clear reporting to stakeholders.

• Drive Test Automation – Promote and manage the adoption of test automation tools and frameworks, ensuring modularity, reusability, and maintainability of test assets.

• Quality Reporting & Metrics – Prepare and present QA reports, dashboards, and KPIs (e.g., defect density, test coverage, release readiness) to management.

• Risk & Issue Management – Identify quality risks early, propose mitigation plans, and ensure timely escalation where required.

• Continuous Improvement – Review and optimize QA processes, tools, and practices to enhance team productivity, test effectiveness, and product quality

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience.

• 6+ years of QA experience, with at least 3-4 years in a lead or senior QA role.

• Proven expertise in both manual and automation testing across web, mobile, and API layers.

• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit).

• Proficiency in test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, Zephyr, ALM).

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps).

• Strong experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and QA processes in iterative development.

• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to mentor, coach, and manage QA teams.

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making abilities.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align QA objectives with business goals.

• ISTQB or equivalent QA/Testing certification (preferred).

Licence no: 12C6060