QA Lead

Experience: 610 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive QA Lead to lead end-to-end quality assurance strategy across web and API-based applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in automation testing (Playwright) performance testing Angular frontend validation NestJS backend validation and API testing along with proven leadership experience in Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities

1. QA Leadership & Strategy

Define and implement overall QA strategy test approach and quality metrics.

Lead mentor and manage QA team members.

Establish test coverage standards across UI API and performance layers.

Drive shift-left testing and automation-first mindset.

Collaborate with Product Engineering and DevOps teams.

2. Automation Testing (Playwright Mandatory)

Design develop and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript).

Implement CI/CD-integrated automation suites.

Ensure cross-browser and cross-device automation coverage.

Improve automation coverage reliability and execution speed.

Conduct code reviews for automation scripts.

3. Frontend Testing (Angular)

Validate Angular-based web applications.

Test UI components forms routing and state management.

Perform functional regression and integration testing.

Validate frontend performance responsiveness and usability.

4. Backend & API Testing (NestJS)

Test RESTful APIs developed using NestJS.

Validate request/response contracts authentication and error handling.

Perform schema validation and business logic validation.

Use tools such as Postman or automated API frameworks.

5. Performance Testing

Design and execute performance and load testing strategies.

Identify bottlenecks and scalability issues.

Work with engineering teams to improve system performance.

Experience with tools such as JMeter or k6.

6. Quality Governance & Metrics

Define QA KPIs and quality dashboards.

Track defect leakage test coverage automation percentage and release quality index.

Ensure release sign-off compliance.

Conduct RCA for production issues.

Required Skills & Experience

6 years in Software Testing with 2 years in QA Lead role.

Strong hands-on experience in Playwright automation framework development.

Experience testing Angular applications.

Strong API testing experience (REST APIs authentication flows).

Experience testing NestJS-based backend systems.

Experience in performance testing tools (JMeter/k6/etc.).

Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Key KPIs (Measurable)

Automation coverage 80% for critical flows.

Defect leakage < 5%.

CI automation pass rate 95%.

Performance baseline compliance before release.

Year-over-year reduction in defect density.

Requirements

Experience: 610 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive QA Lead to lead end-to-end quality assurance strategy across web and API-based applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in automation testing (Playwright) performance testing Angular frontend validation NestJS backend validation and API testing along with proven leadership experience in Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities

1. QA Leadership & Strategy

Define and implement overall QA strategy test approach and quality metrics.

Lead mentor and manage QA team members.

Establish test coverage standards across UI API and performance layers.

Drive shift-left testing and automation-first mindset.

Collaborate with Product Engineering and DevOps teams.

2. Automation Testing (Playwright Mandatory)

Design develop and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript).

Implement CI/CD-integrated automation suites.

Ensure cross-browser and cross-device automation coverage.

Improve automation coverage reliability and execution speed.

Conduct code reviews for automation scripts.

3. Frontend Testing (Angular)

Validate Angular-based web applications.

Test UI components forms routing and state management.

Perform functional regression and integration testing.

Validate frontend performance responsiveness and usability.

4. Backend & API Testing (NestJS)

Test RESTful APIs developed using NestJS.

Validate request/response contracts authentication and error handling.

Perform schema validation and business logic validation.

Use tools such as Postman or automated API frameworks.

5. Performance Testing

Design and execute performance and load testing strategies.

Identify bottlenecks and scalability issues.

Work with engineering teams to improve system performance.

Experience with tools such as JMeter or k6.

6. Quality Governance & Metrics

Define QA KPIs and quality dashboards.

Track defect leakage test coverage automation percentage and release quality index.

Ensure release sign-off compliance.

Conduct RCA for production issues.

Required Skills & Experience

6 years in Software Testing with 2 years in QA Lead role.

Strong hands-on experience in Playwright automation framework development.

Experience testing Angular applications.

Strong API testing experience (REST APIs authentication flows).

Experience testing NestJS-based backend systems.

Experience in performance testing tools (JMeter/k6/etc.).

Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Key KPIs (Measurable)

Automation coverage 80% for critical flows.

Defect leakage < 5%.

CI automation pass rate 95%.

Performance baseline compliance before release.

Year-over-year reduction in defect density.