Quality Lead

As a Quality Engineer Lead at our leading SaaS provider company, you will play a crucial role in leading the quality assurance efforts throughout the software development lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include designing testing strategies, mentoring QA team members, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality platforms and Genesis apps. You will act as a key liaison between engineering, product management, and other stakeholders to establish quality standards and best practices. **Key Responsibilities** - **Leadership and Team Management** - Lead and mentor a team of quality engineers, providing guidance and support in testing methodologies and tools - Foster a culture of quality and accountability within the team and across the organization - Conduct regular performance reviews and provide career development opportunities for team members - **Quality Assurance Strategy** - Define and implement comprehensive quality assurance strategies, processes, and standards, including for microservices architectures - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate quality into every phase of the software development lifecycle - Drive the adoption of test automation, continuous testing practices, and microservices-specific testing strategies - **Microservices Testing** - Define testing strategies for microservices, including API testing, integration testing, and contract testing - Use tools and frameworks such as Postman, Pact, or WireMock for microservices and API testing - Ensure comprehensive test coverage for microservices scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance - **Test Planning and Execution** - Oversee the creation and execution of test plans, test cases, and test scripts for functional, regression, performance, and security testing - Ensure adequate test coverage for all features, enhancements, and bug fixes - Establish and track metrics to measure test effectiveness and quality improvements - **Automation and Tools** - Identify and implement test automation frameworks and tools to streamline testing processes - Ensure continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines include robust automated tests for microservices - Stay updated with emerging QA tools and technologies and recommend improvements to existing tools and frameworks - **Defect Management** - Establish processes for identifying, tracking, and resolving defects in a timely manner - Provide detailed defect reports with root cause analysis and collaborate with development teams to address issues **Qualifications Required** - **Education:** - Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field - **Experience:** - 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance or engineering, with at least 2+ years in a leadership role - Proven experience with test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium) - Hands-on experience with performance and load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) - Experience in testing microservices-based systems, including API and contract testing - **Technical Skills:** - Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes - Proficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript - Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI) - Experience with version control systems like Git - Understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies - Knowledge of microservices architectures and testing tools such as Postman, Pact, or WireMock **Additional Details of the Company** At our company, Genesis, we value the well-being of our team members. We offer competitive salary packages, private medical healthcare insurance, remote working allowances, training opportunities, and employee equity schemes to help our employees thrive both professionally and personally.,