QA Lead
Job Location:
Job Location:
Thiruvananthapuram - India
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Experience Required:
5-7years
Experience Required:
Posted on:
2 days ago
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
QA Lead
Full-Time
Experience 4 years
Location: Thiruvananthapuram
The QA Lead owns the quality of our software products end to endleading the testing organization setting the test strategy and championing a culture of quality across engineering. This is a hands-on leadership role that blends technical depth in test automation with people management and cross-functional influence. You will be the final quality gate before release and the person leadership turns to for an honest read on whether the product is ready to ship.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership:
Define and own the overall test strategy across web mobile and API surfaces.
Establish meaningful QA metrics (escape rate coverage cycle time) and report on them.
Standardize and continuously improve testing processes across teams.
Align QA objectives with product roadmaps and broader business goals.
Team Management:
Mentor coach and grow a team of QA engineers across experience levels.
Plan sprint work and assign daily testing tasks against priorities.
Conduct performance reviews and support career development.
Manage resource allocation and hiring for the QA function.
Test Operations:
Design comprehensive test plans for new features and releases.
Review test cases for coverage accuracy and maintainability.
Oversee defect tracking triage and resolution workflows.
Own release sign-off and the go/no-go quality decision.
Automation & Technology:
Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks and shared libraries.
Evaluate and introduce new testing tools and technologies.
Optimize test integration within CI/CD pipelines for fast feedback.
Drive down manual testing effort through smart automation.
Collaboration:
Partner with product managers to clarify acceptance criteria early.
Coordinate closely with developers on testability and bug fixes.
Report quality status and risk to engineering leadership.
Facilitate root cause analysis and post-incident reviews.
Requirements
Candidate with 4 to 7 years of experience
Automation: Selenium Cypress Playwright or Appium
Languages: Python Java JavaScript or C#
API Testing: Postman SoapUI or RestAssured
CI/CD: Jenkins GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
Test Management: Jira TestRail Zephyr or Confluence
Leadership Potential: Demonstrates initiative ownership and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Excellent communication and critical thinking skills.
Good organizational skills and detail-oriented mindset.
Immediate Joiners who can join in two weeks preferred
Required Skills:
Candidate with 4 to 7 years of experience Automation: Selenium Cypress Playwright or Appium Languages: Python Java JavaScript or C# API Testing: Postman SoapUI or RestAssured CI/CD: Jenkins GitHub Actions or GitLab CI Test Management: Jira TestRail Zephyr or Confluence Leadership Potential: Demonstrates initiative ownership and the ability to work independently and collaboratively. Excellent communication and critical thinking skills. Good organizational skills and detail-oriented mindset. Immediate Joiners who can join in two weeks preferred
