Quality Assurance Lead

About the Company

Motadata is a renowned IT monitoring and management software company that has been transforming how businesses manage their ITOps since its inception. Our vision is to revolutionize the way organizations extract valuable insights from their IT networks. Bootstrapped since inception, Motadata has built up a formidable product suite comprising cutting-edge solutions, empowering enterprises to make informed decisions and optimize their IT infrastructure. As a market leader, we take pride in our ability to collect and analyze data from various sources, in any format, providing a unified view of IT monitoring data. We are customer-centric and continuously strive for excellence, enabling organizations to tackle complex IT challenges with ease. Follow us on LinkedIn and be part of an innovative team. We’re looking for folks who want to join us in unlocking the true potential of IT together!

About the Role

We are seeking a QA Lead with strong expertise in software testing and team leadership. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing test strategies, leading QA teams, and ensuring high-quality delivery of ITSM and networking-related products. The role requires hands-on experience in manual and automation testing, defect management, and end-to-end test planning. Knowledge of networking protocols and troubleshooting will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the QA team to ensure high-quality product releases.
• Define, implement, and maintain QA processes, test plans, and test cases.
• Perform manual and automation testing of web and enterprise applications.
• Perform manual and automated testing to ensure product quality.
• Develop, execute, and maintain test cases, test scripts, and test plans based on product requirements.
• Conduct functional, regression, performance, and integration testing for ITSM-related products.
• Work closely with development and product teams to understand technical requirements and business use cases.
• Identify, document, and track bugs and defects in the issue tracking system.
• Collaborate in root cause analysis (RCA) for defects and provide feedback for process improvements.
• Validate networking-related features, ensuring smooth communication between different components of the software.
• Verify compliance with ITIL and ITSM best practices in the product.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines and assist in test automation integration within the DevOps process.
• Stay updated with industry trends and new automation tools to improve testing efficiency.
• Implement and maintain automated test scripts using tools like Selenium, Python, or similar frameworks (added advantage).

Above is a summary of expected role and responsibility and must not be considered as an exhaustive list of duties.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in QA, with at least 2+ years in a lead role.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Required Skills

• Good understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, VPNs, and SNMP.
• Experience in manual testing, including functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Experience with test management and bug tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, TFS, or similar).
• Understanding of ITSM frameworks such as ITIL and their application in software solutions.
• Basic knowledge of APIs, database queries (SQL), and performance testing.
• Ability to work in an Agile/Scrum environment with strong collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
• Familiarity with automation testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, JMeter, Postman) (is a plus).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools.
• Hands-on experience in network troubleshooting and log analysis.
• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter.
• Knowledge of programming or scripting languages like Python, Java, or JavaScript.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter.
• Knowledge of programming or scripting languages like Python, Java, or JavaScript.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.