Role: QA Lead Location: Pune (Bavdhan)Job Summary We are looking for aLead QAto drive quality assurance activities across web, mobile, API, and backend systems. The ideal candidate will lead QA strategy, mentor team members, and ensure high-quality deliverables through effective test planning, automation, and process improvements.Key Responsibilities · Lead end-to-endQA strategy, planning, and execution · Definetest plans, test scenarios, and test casesfor web, API, and backend applications · Review and approvetest deliverables(test cases, automation scripts, reports) · Drivetest automation strategyfor UI and API · Perform and guideAPI testing(REST, Postman, Swagger, REST Assured) · Overseeweb/mobile automation testing(Selenium / Playwright / Cypress) on cloud likebrowserstack/lambda test. · Ensuredefect tracking, triage, and root cause analysis · Coordinate withProduct, Development, and DevOps teams · Validatenon-functional testing(performance, security, reliability) · Ensure quality inCI/CD pipelines · Monitortest metrics and KPIs · Mentor and guide QA team members · Participate inrelease sign-offsTechnical Skills · Strong knowledge ofQA processes & methodologies · Excellent hands-on experience inJava/Python/Javascript · Expertise inWeb Automation(Selenium / Playwright / Cypress) amdMobile( Appium ) · Strong experience inAPI Testing(Postman, REST Assured, Swagger) · Experience withBDD frameworks(Cucumber) · Understanding ofCI/CD tools(Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) · Familiarity withcloud environments(AWS/Azure/GCP) · Knowledge ofdatabases(SQL, NoSQL) · Experience inperformance testing(JMeter / Gatling – good to have) · Understanding ofsecurity testing basics(OWASP)Leadership & Soft Skills · Strongteam leadership and mentoringskills · Excellentcommunication and stakeholder management · Ability to drivequality ownership across teams · Experience working inAgile / Scrumenvironments · Proactive problem-solving mindsetNice to Have(optional) · Experience inmicroservices architecture · Knowledge ofDocker/Kubernetes · Exposure tocross-zone load balancing & cloud networking · ISTQB or equivalent certification
Job Title
Quality Assurance Lead