QA Lead

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Job Summary

Lead quality engineering for the IGA Connectors team responsible for building a scalable connector framework and out-of-the-box (OOTB) integrations with enterprise systems (SaaS apps directories HR systems On-Prem systems). You will drive automation and ensure high-quality delivery of API-driven integration-heavy components in a cloud-native SaaS environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive shift-left and automation first practices

• Commit to the quality of all released content

• Take an active role in process inspection and continuous improvement

• Plan define and execute tests as part of team QA related activities

• Maintain and prioritize open issues and bugs to ensure effective tracking and resolution

• Define and execute testing for OOTB connectors ensuring seamless integration with external systems

• Validate end-to-end identity flows: provisioning reconciliation entitlement sync and JML (joiner-mover-leaver) scenarios

• Lead API and contract testing (REST APIs webhooks schema validation error handling throttling)

• Design and build automation frameworks and test utilities including mocks/simulations for external systems

• Ensure data integrity and mapping accuracy across source and target systems

• Test for scale performance and resilience (bulk operations retries partial failures outages)

• Integrate QA into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows enforcing quality gates

• Perform deep debugging log analysis and root cause investigation across distributed systems

• Collaborate closely with engineering product and platform teams to drive a quality-first mindset

Qualifications

• 5 years experience as a QA Lead

• 10 years in QA with strong focus on API and integration testing

• Hands-on experience with test automation (Robot Python or similar)

• Experience testing SaaS platforms distributed systems and On-Premise systems

• Strong understanding of REST APIs data validation and system-level testing

• Solid knowledge of QA methodologies SDLC and Agile practices

• Proactive mindset and a passion for excellence and continuous improvement

• Curiosity and self-learning skills; ability to collaborate cross-functionally

• Soft skills:

  • Excellent time management and ability to deliver high-quality results on schedule

  • Proactive by nature; internal drive for excellence and improvement

  • Team player

  • Ability to work alone

  • Capability to manage task priority effectively

• Fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in IGA/IAM or identity security domain

• Familiarity with SCIM LDAP OAuth SAML

• Experience testing connectors middleware or integration platforms

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS) and CI/CD tools

• Exposure to observability platforms like Datadog

Success Metrics

• High-quality reliable connector framework and integrations

• Strong automation coverage with minimal defect leakage

• Scalable QA processes enabling faster connector onboarding and releases

• Reduced time to detect debug and resolve integration issues

Our Commitment

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