Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Senior Engineer - QA

Location: Pune

The Senior QA is responsible for designing, developing, and executing manual and automated test cases while collaborating with teams to meet business and technical requirements ensuring high-quality software delivery. This role involves identifying defects, analyzing issues, improving testing processes, and contributing to overall product quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Planning and Execution

  : Develop and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scenarios to validate software functionality, usability, and performance.

• Defect Management

  : Identify, log, track, and report software defects, ensuring timely resolution by collaborating with development teams.

• Quality Standards

  : Ensure compliance with quality assurance processes, guidelines, and best practices throughout the SDLC.

• Requirement Analysis

  : Review and analyze business requirements, technical specifications, and use cases to develop robust testing strategies.

• Automation

  : Utilize testing tools to execute automated and manual tests when appropriate, ensuring efficiency in the testing lifecycle.

• Collaboration

  : Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and stakeholders, to deliver high-quality products.

• Risk Assessment

  : Evaluate potential risks, prioritize test efforts, and assess impact to ensure reliability of software products.

• Documentation

  : Maintain thorough and accurate documentation of test cases, test results, and QA processes. Report clearly on the product quality.

• Client Engagement:

  Engage and communicate directly with client stakeholders for joint platform testing projects where applicable.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance including at least 2+ years working with an automation tool.
• Experience in programming languages, such as Java, Python, or JavaScript is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab) and Test Management tools is preferred.
• Experience in testing REST APIs and microservices and familiarity with tools such as Postman.
• Experience in designing, executing and reporting performance test cases.
• Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies.