QA Automation Consultant

hands-on QA Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a QA team of 510 testers (manual and automation).
• Own the quality assurance strategy, planning, and execution across all phases of the SDLC.
• Be hands-on in manual and automation testing contribute actively during Agile sprints.
• Define and implement robust test plans, test cases, and automation scripts for web, API, and backend services.
• Work closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps to integrate QA processes in CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive test automation strategy using tools such as

  Selenium, Functionize, or similar frameworks

  .
• Collaborate with performance testing engineers or contribute to performance testing activities as needed.
• Conduct code reviews for automation scripts and support test data management.
• Track QA metrics, create test reports, and drive quality improvements across the team.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and innovation in QA practices.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 10+ years of QA experience with at least 3+ years in a QA leadership or managerial role.
• Strong experience in both

  manual testing

  and

  test automation

  .
• Solid exposure to

  performance testing tools and concepts

  .
• Deep understanding of

  Agile methodologies

  ,

  Scrum ceremonies

  , and

  CI/CD pipelines

  .
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as

  Selenium, Functionize, TestNG, JUnit, Postman, or similar

  .
• Strong knowledge of

  testing APIs, web applications

  , and integration workflows.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with defect management and test lifecycle tools like

  JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr, or similar

  .

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with BDD/TDD practices and frameworks like Cucumber.
• Exposure to performance testing tools such as

  JMeter

  ,

  LoadRunner

  , or

  Gatling

  .
• ISTQB or equivalent certification is a plus.

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