Software Qa Lead

QA Lead

building the QA process from the ground up

hands-on and strategic role

Key Responsibilities:

1. QA Strategy & Process Design

• Define and implement the organization-wide QA framework covering unit, integration, regression, and UAT testing.
• Set up and maintain

  Jira Cloud + Xray

  for test case management, traceability, and reporting.
• Establish the

  Dev QA UAT Release

  flow, including entry/exit criteria for each environment.
• Define and enforce

  severity, priority, and SLA matrix

  for defects (S0S4, P0–P3).
• Develop a

  Regression Pack

  and ensure its reuse across all product releases.

2. Test Planning & Execution

• Translate product requirements into clear test plans and risk-based testing strategies.
• Prepare detailed test cases, ensure proper version control, and manage test executions per build.
• Conduct hands-on functional, regression, and exploratory testing for complex modules (pricing, workflows, file uploads, and policy generation).
• Collaborate closely with developers to reproduce, analyze, and resolve defects.

3. Automation & CI Integration

• Collaborate with developers and SDETs to automate smoke and regression suites using

  Pytest, Playwright, Postman, etc.

• Integrate test results into

  Bitbucket Pipelines

  for continuous feedback and build gating.
• Maintain versioned test data and environments for repeatable execution.

4. UAT & Go-Live Support

• Work with teams to prepare UAT scripts and readiness checklists.
• Track and triage UAT defects through Jira with clear reporting to management.
• Generate

  UAT Sign-Off Packs

  and coordinate Go-Live readiness validation.

5. Metrics & Reporting

• Define and track QA KPIs —

  Defect Leakage, MTTR, Regression Pass %, Cycle Time

  .
• Create Jira dashboards for real-time visibility into QA progress and quality trends.
• Present weekly QA health reports and post-release retrospectives.

6. Leadership & Mentoring

• Lead and mentor a small QA team (manual + automation).
• Train developers and testers on test management tools and quality best practices.
• Participate in recruitment and onboarding of new QA hires.