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Job Information Date Opened 09/04/2025 Job Type Full time Industry IT Services Work Experience 10+ Years City Kolkata Province West Bengal Country India Postal Code 700091 About Us We are a fast growing technology company specializing in current and emerging internet, cloud and mobile technologies. Job Description CodelogicX is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to delivering high-quality software solutions. We pride ourselves on innovation and excellence and we are looking for a passionate Head of Quality Engineering to join our dynamic team. Job Description: We are seeking for Head of Quality Engineering with minimum 10 years of experience in software testing to oversee our quality assurance efforts. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in leadership roles within QA and a deep understanding of testing methodologies. This position involves leading a team of test engineers, driving the testing strategy, and ensuring the highest quality standards for our products. Key Responsibilities: Ingrain quality as a core discipline into every aspect of the technology. Responsible for leading and directing the Quality Engineering & Research leadership team. Direct the development of the Quality Engineering strategy, methodology, discipline and framework. Driving and improving the QE&R team in areas of automated testing and agile testing. Accountable for the overall design, implementation and improvement of testing strategies and tools with focus on test automation, continuous integration, and delivery. Develop and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on functional specifications. Define and execute standards, methods, and procedures to determine product release readiness by playing the role of customer advocate. Advance metrics and goal setting to provide visibility and understanding of development effectiveness from a quality perspective. Shift Left Testing: Collaborate closely with engineering teams to define testing requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage, deliver software releases with and ever-increasing level of quality. Work across technology, support teams to prioritise assignments and manage risks/issues to ensure successful delivery with high quality. Ensure product teams are informed with the perspective of the customer. Overall QE resource management. Build, nurture and empower QE&R team by focusing on quality with expertise in software testing, test automation, agile processes, CI/CD, and DevOps, among other things. In collaboration with management, create, retain and develop great talent to be an asset to the QE team. Identify, document, and track defects using issue tracking tools to ensure timely resolution. Conduct performance and regression testing to guarantee application stability and performance. Analyse test results and provide detailed reports on quality metrics and issues to stakeholders. Stay current with industry trends and best practices in testing methodologies, recommending improvements as needed. Facilitate clear communication between stakeholders regarding testing progress, challenges, and results. Ability to initiate interviews as per organizations and projects requirement. Requirements Competencies: Mentorship & Leadership – Ability to focus on nurturing and developing the team, including mentorship programs, career growth paths, and training to develop future leaders within the QE team. Demonstrate sound judgement based on facts and the context. Take ownership of testing deliverables and quality of the testing done. Strategic Thinking – Instead of thinking quality as afterthought, need an enterprise level view and a coherent picture of end to end with a forward planning for effective delivery of quality products. Manage Risks – Proactive about managing risks. Technical Testing Skills – Ability to understand the system architecture of the application under test. Ability to explore multiple ways to test through UI, API and the backend. Ability to automate and conduct performance testing. Continuous Improvement and Innovation – Able to take responsibility to foster a continuous improvement culture within the team by regularly reviewing testing processes, implementing feedback loops, and introducing innovative testing approaches. Achieving Results – Be aware of key business objectives and ensure these are applied appropriately to all business activities. Building Relationships – Able to develop effective relationships with all IDP staff and be recognised as providing a supporting role. Collaboration with Non-Technical Stakeholders – Able to collaborate with non-technical teams such as business analysts, product owners, and clients to ensure quality objectives align with business needs. Customer Focus (internal & external) – Able to anticipate and understand customer expectations and ensure customer requirements are met and expectations appropriately managed. Able to build professional relationships with customers and focus on solving their problems. Communication – Good communication skills suitable for the liaison with departmental staff and senior management. Demonstrate good communication, both orally and in writing, with colleagues, clients and customers including producing reports, preparing, organising and delivering presentations using appropriate tools and techniques. Planning and Organising – Good at determining a course of action by breaking it down into smaller steps and by planning and resourcing each of these, making allowance for potential problems. Cross-Functional Team Engagement – Head of QE should collaborate with product and design teams to establish quality metrics early in the product lifecycle, ensuring alignment with customer expectations. Ability to contribute effectively towards the objectives of a team, and be able to share knowledge, ideas and information. Aware of the needs, objectives and constraints of those in other disciplines and functions. Skills & Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. Minimum of 10 Years of experience with experience leading a testing team An understanding of the Education and/or Language Testing sectors Related industry certification Prior experience or a background in software testing Prior experience or background using Agile methodologies Involvement in a digital transformation or multi-system integration projects Expertise in Test Automation framework development and execution Ability to automate and identify the right scope for automation on the UI, API and data layers. Expertise on all facets of test automation - Unit, API, Integration, functional, Performance and manual exploratory testing Experience in regulatory compliance testing (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, FDA) or any industry specific standards that impact testing strategies for test strategy development in regulated environments. Able to show experience of working in Agile Projects involving API Testing. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English Must have strong interpersonal skills and desire to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment Collaboration & Facilitation: Ability to establish strong relationships with stakeholders both internal and external to the organisation and at various levels Must have the ability to work autonomously, be self-motivated and a strong team player You relish opportunities to learn new technologies and approaches A sense of urgency and fundamental commitment to quality High attention to detail and a work ethic which encourages accuracy Experience with test automation tools such as Cypress, Selenium, JUnit, or TestNG, test management (TestRail, JIRA), defect tracking, and test environment management, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI). Proficiency in programming languages including Javascript, Java, Python, or C# for test script development. Prior experience and knowledge in KPIs such as test automation coverage, defect detection rate, speed of test execution, test pass rate, etc. Familiarity with Agile development methodologies. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication and presentable skills, interpersonal skills to foster teamwork and collaboration. Years of experience: Minimum10years Location: Kolkata Working Mode: Hybrid Working Time: Full time Benefits Perks and benefits: Health insurance Hybrid working mode Provident Fund Parental leave Yearly Bonus Gratuity
