QA Lead

Job Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Process Definition

• Test Strategy & Planning: Define and implement the overall testing strategy, approach, and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) for projects or product releases. This includes defining the scope, objectives, and test phases.
• Test Plan Creation: Develop comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases based on product requirements and specifications.
• Process Improvement: Continuously review, recommend, and implement improvements to QA processes, workflows, and standards to increase efficiency, coverage, and quality.
• Metrics and Reporting: Define and track key Quality Assurance metrics (e.g., defect density, test coverage, release readiness) and provide regular reports to stakeholders and management on test progress and product quality.
• Risk Management: Identify potential project and quality risks early in the development cycle and develop strategies to mitigate them.

Team Leadership & Management

• Team Supervision: Lead, manage, and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the QA team (analysts and engineers), including assigning tasks and monitoring progress.
• Mentorship and Coaching: Mentor, coach, and support junior QA staff, helping them with technical challenges, skill development, and career growth.
• Performance Management: Review the team's work, provide constructive feedback, and ensure adherence to quality standards and procedures.
• Resource Allocation: Ensure the team has the necessary tools, environments, and resources for effective testing.

Technical Execution & Coordination

• Test Execution Oversight: Oversee the execution of both manual and automated tests, ensuring thorough test coverage.
• Automation Strategy: Drive and contribute to the automation test strategy, including framework selection, maintenance, and development of automated test scripts.
• Defect Management: Act as an escalation point for complex issues, manage the defect lifecycle (identifying, logging, tracking, and verifying fixes), and hold defect review meetings.
• Technical Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including development, product managers, and business stakeholders, to align on release cycles, requirements, and quality expectations.
• Environments & Tooling: Manage and maintain test environments and the necessary tooling for testing (e.g., test management tools, bug tracking systems).
• Required Qualifications
• This is not work from home. Must work from our Bhilai CG office
• Minimum 5+ years of experience as Quality Analyst

Certified Quality Analyst certification required

• Experience leading a QA team for at least 2 years
• Nice to have - Experience working with tools like Jira
• Nice to have - Experience with automated/AI testing

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bhilai, Chhattisgarh: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• QA Lead: 2 years (Preferred)
• Jira: 2 years (Preferred)
• Automated/AI testing : 2 years (Preferred)
• Quality Analyst: 5 years (Preferred)

Location:

• Bhilai, Chhattisgarh (Preferred)

Work Location: In person