Qa Lead

Role & responsibilities:

Quality Strategy & Process Ownership

• Define and implement QA processes, standards, and best practices across projects.
• Create and maintain QA strategies, test plans, and quality metrics for different types of projects.
• Ensure compliance with project-specific and organizational quality standards.
• Continuously improve QA processes for better efficiency and effectiveness.

Planning & Estimation

• Prepare QA effort estimations, test schedules, and resource plans.
• Identify testing scope, risks, and dependencies early in the project lifecycle.
• Ensure timely test execution without compromising product quality.

Test Execution & Governance

• Oversee manual and automated testing activities, including:
• Functional testing
• Regression testing
• API testing (SOAP / REST)
• Load and stress testing
• Ensure proper defect tracking, root cause analysis, and resolution.
• Monitor quality metrics and provide regular status and quality reports.

Automation & Tools

• Research, evaluate, and select suitable testing tools and frameworks for:
• API testing
• Functional test automation
• Load and stress testing
• Drive automation adoption and framework improvements across projects.
• Ensure optimal use of tools to improve test coverage and execution efficiency.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and guide the QA team across multiple engagements.
• Allocate tasks, monitor performance, and support skill development of team members.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and quality ownership.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Act as the primary QA point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with:
• Project and Delivery Managers for planning and execution
• Product Owners for requirement clarity and validation
• Development and DevOps teams for CI/CD and release quality
• Communicate risks, quality issues, and mitigation plans effectively.

Preferred candidate profile:

Technical Skills

• Strong experience in software testing methodologies and QA processes.
• Hands-on experience with:
• SOAP and REST API testing
• Functional automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar)
• Load and stress testing tools (e.g., JMeter or equivalents)
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and QA involvement in DevOps environments.
• Familiarity with defect tracking and test management tools.

Leadership & Communication

• Proven experience in leading QA teams across multiple projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing communication skills.
• Ability to influence quality outcomes across cross-functional teams.

Experience & Education

• 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance.
• Prior experience as QA Lead / QA Manager is preferred.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Perks and Benefits:

• Flexible work timings
• Great place to work certified
• Work life balance
• 5 days a week
• Competitive salary
• Sponsored training
• Surprise bonuses
• Medical insurance
• Accidental claims