Quality Assurance Lead

Role Overview: As a QA Lead at VGL Group, you will be responsible for overseeing the quality assurance efforts for the software development and IT systems. Your role will involve providing leadership, implementing quality processes, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality products. Key Responsibilities: - Lead the QA team by providing guidance, mentoring, and performance management. - Develop and implement QA strategies, methodologies, and processes. - Act as a liaison between development, business, and stakeholders to ensure QA alignment with project goals. - Create detailed test plans and test cases, and oversee functional, performance, security, and regression testing. - Define and track quality metrics, including defect densities and open defect counts. - Drive continuous improvement in testing processes, tools, and methodologies. - Evaluate and integrate automation tools to increase testing efficiency. - Manage a team of QA analysts and engineers, including task allocation, performance reviews, and skill development. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand system requirements and design testing solutions. - Identify and mitigate project risks related to quality and delivery timelines. - Communicate QA status, risks, and solutions effectively to stakeholders. Qualification Required: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. - More than 7 years of experience in quality assurance, with at least 3 years in a lead role. - Strong understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes. - Experience with test automation tools like Katalon, Selenium, Appium, or similar. - Good to have knowledge of programming/scripting languages such as Python, Java, or C#. - Familiarity with Agile and DevOps practices. - Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities. - Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. - Effective verbal and written communication skills. - Preferred: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, Certification in QA or Testing (i.e., ISTQB, CSTE). (Note: The additional details of the company were omitted as they were not directly related to the job role.),