Lead QA Engineer (Manual + AI-Assisted Automation)

1. About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Lead QA Engineer with AI-assistance automation to drive quality across enterprise applications through a balanced approach of manual testing test automation and AI-assisted quality engineering. This role will be responsible for defining test strategies enhancing automation coverage validating AI-generated testing assets and supporting high-quality software releases.

The ideal candidate combines strong testing fundamentals with hands-on automation expertise and is comfortable leveraging modern AI tools to improve efficiency coverage and overall product quality.

2. Required Skills & Experience

• 6 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.
• 2 years of experience leading QA initiatives or working in a Senior/Lead QA role.
• Minimum 3 years of strong automation experience with Playwright and/or Selenium
• Good hands-on experience of automation framework design or enhancing framework CI/CD pipelines and automated testing integration.
• Experience evaluating AI-generated code and test outputs.
• Strong expertise in manual testing methodologies including functional regression integration smoke GUI and exploratory testing.
• Hands-on experience testing web applications across multiple browsers and devices.
• Proven experience in API and database testing.
• Experience using AI-assisted testing tools for test generation maintenance or quality validation.
• Proficiency with Jira Confluence and Jenkins.
• Strong analytical troubleshooting and communication skills.
• Upper-intermediate to advanced English proficiency.

3. Good to Have

• Experience with security testing or application security tools such as Snyk or Veracode.
• Exposure to enterprise-scale applications and distributed systems.

4. Key Responsibilities

• Define develop execute and maintain test plans test cases and test strategies.
• Perform functional regression integration smoke exploratory GUI and UAT testing.
• Validate application behaviour across browsers devices and test environments.
• Conduct API and database testing to ensure data accuracy and end-to-end system integrity.
• Design develop and maintain automated test suites using Playwright and/or Selenium.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate test creation optimization and maintenance.
• Review and validate AI-generated test artifacts and code through established quality controls.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing practices.
• Collaborate with development product and DevOps teams during release and deployment activities.
• Manage defects test execution and project documentation using Jira and Confluence.
• Drive quality improvements testing standards and best practices across projects.

Required Experience:

Senior IC