Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Lead Job Title : Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Lead About the Role Smartinfologiks is looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Lead to take ownership of end-to-end testing and quality assurance for our software products and platforms. You will lead a team of QA engineers and work cross-functionally with product managers, developers, and DevOps to ensure that all deliverables meet high standards of performance, usability, and reliability.
This role is ideal for someone with strong hands-on testing experience , a strategic QA mindset , and a track record of building scalable QA processes in agile product environments.
Key Responsibilities Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, ensuring high-quality deliverables and team performance.
Define and implement effective manual and automated testing strategies across web, mobile, and AI-based solutions.
Collaborate with product and development teams to ensure quality is embedded in the entire SDLC.
Review and enhance test cases, test plans, and test data preparation to ensure comprehensive coverage.
Drive the implementation of automated testing frameworks and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
Identify key quality metrics (KPIs) , analyze trends, and drive continuous process improvement.
Ensure compliance with internal quality standards and external regulatory requirements, where applicable.
Take ownership of defect lifecycle management, release readiness, and final product sign-off.
Provide leadership in adopting QA best practices, tools, and emerging trends.
Qualifications Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology , or a related field
Minimum of 5 years of experience in software QA, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
Strong understanding of QA methodologies, STLC, and Agile practices
Proven experience in leading test teams and delivering high-quality products
Hands-on experience with manual and automated testing tools
Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership abilities
Technical Skills Manual Testing
Test Automation (Selenium, JUnit, or similar)
Performance Testing
Test Case Management Tools (TestRail, Zephyr, etc.)
Bug Tracking Tools (JIRA, Bugzilla, etc.)
SQL for data validation
CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.)
Agile Scrum methodologies
Nice to Have Experience testing AI or ML-based software modules
Knowledge of security and compliance testing (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.)
Familiarity with cloud-based testing platforms (e.g., BrowserStack, LambdaTest)
Location: Navi Mumbai, CBD Belapur Benefits:
1. Leave encashment
2. Paid sick time
3. Paid time off
4. For for our software products and platforms. You will lead a team of QA engineers and work cross-functionally with product managers, developers, and DevOps to ensure that all deliverables meet high standards of performance, usability, and reliability.
strong hands-on testing experience
, a
strategic QA mindset
, and a track record of
building scalable QA processes
in agile product environments.
manual and automated testing strategies
across web, mobile, and AI-based solutions.
test cases, test plans, and test data preparation
to ensure comprehensive coverage.
automated testing frameworks
and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
5 years of experience
in software QA, with at least
leading test teams
and delivering high-quality products