Testing Lead

Position Title: Testing Lead

(Full Time, Permanent)

Experience, Location

• Total Experience: 5+ years
• Relevant Experience: 4 years
• Location: Bangalore
• Work mode: Hybrid

Description

We are seeking a Testing Lead to establish and drive quality assurance practices across our product ecosystem. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone skilled in testing methodologies, test automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, and exploratory testing, with the ability to scale and mentor a dedicated QA team.

The Testing Lead will manage a team of 6–8 testers, responsible for ensuring that every product release meets the highest standards of quality and reliability. You will work closely with the Engineering Lead, DevOps Lead, and Accessibility Lead to embed testing into every stage of the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Test Strategy & Methodology

• Define and implement testing strategies across functional, regression, integration, performance, and exploratory testing.
• Develop frameworks for both manual and automated testing.
• Ensure test coverage is comprehensive and aligned with business-critical workflows.

Test Automation & CI/CD Integration

• Establish and maintain automated regression test suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with DevOps to ensure testing is embedded in build/release pipelines.
• Continuously evaluate and improve automation tools and frameworks.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 6–8 testers.
• Establish best practices for test documentation, reporting, and bug tracking.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Engineering Lead to align development and testing efforts.
• Partner with Accessibility Lead to ensure accessibility testing is integrated into QA processes.
• Provide regular reporting on quality metrics and release readiness to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of software testing experience, including at least 2–3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, strategies, and industry best practices.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools (flexibility across tools expected).
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and integrating automated tests into pipelines.
• Experience in manual, exploratory, functional, and regression testing.
• Strong understanding of defect lifecycle, root cause analysis, and quality metrics.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Evaluation Process

Interview Rounds

Testing methodologies, automation expertise, leadership and collaboration interviews.

Practical Assignment (Test Design)

Design an automated and manual testing strategy for a feature that extracts HTML content from a CMS, processes and decompiles it into different content types, runs each through separate pipelines, and then recompiles and re-uploads the content back into the CMS. The candidate should:

• Outline the test cases for both manual and automated validation.
• Propose the automation framework and integration points in the CI/CD pipeline.
• Identify key risks and strategies to ensure reliability.

Why Join Us

We are scaling fast and our success depends on delivering reliable, high-quality products that clients can trust. Joining us means:

• Leading the end-to-end testing strategy for products used globally.
• Building and mentoring a QA team that ensures quality at speed.
• Collaborating closely with engineering, DevOps, and accessibility peers to deliver enterprise-grade products.
• Growing into a strategic quality leader with direct influence on how testing evolves across the organization.

If you are passionate about building scalable testing practices and ensuring product excellence, we would love to meet you.

Equal opportunity statement

ansrsource provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, caste, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. We respect and support diverse cultures, backgrounds, talents, and perspectives. We believe embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment will help us grow and succeed as an organization and better serve learners, who are the ultimate audience for all we create.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹1,200,000.00 - ₹1,400,000.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bengaluru, Karnataka