Job Title:
Quality Assurance Automation Lead
Company: NorthStar HR Consultants
Location: Pune, Maharashtra
Created: 2025-09-06
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description:
An ideal candidate brings a strong engineering background, leadership experience, and a passion for software quality. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and excel in hands-on QA management, we’d love to meet you. Responsibilities Develop and implement a comprehensive QA strategy aligned with business and product goals. Continuously improve testing efficiency through automation and process optimization. Ensure best practices in test automation, CI/CD integration, and defect tracking. Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, providing technical guidance and coaching. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure robust and testable software. Own release readiness, ensuring that new features meet high-quality standards. Track and report quality metrics, defect trends, and test execution progress. Provide clear and timely updates to stakeholders on QA efforts and software readiness. Lead test automation efforts, execute test cases across various testing types, and collaborate with developers to ensure high-quality software. Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in QA and testing, leveraging this knowledge to drive innovation and continuous software quality improvements. Lead root cause analysis for quality issues and implement effective corrective actions. Foster collaboration between quality, engineering, product management, and other teams to establish seamless quality processes. Hands-on experience in designing and implementing automation frameworks with a focus on innovation and efficiency. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with at least 4+ years in a managerial or lead role. Strong expertise in test automation frameworks (Cypress, Selenium, Cucumber, etc.). Proficiency in Python and SQL; experience with other languages is a plus. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Expertise in CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., Git). Deep understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes. Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.