Senior QA Lead

Job Title: Senior QA Lead.
Location: Piscataway NJ (Hybrid 3 days a week)
Position type: W2 contract

Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior QA Lead with 10-14 years of expertise in manual and automation testing.
The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of Java Collections various testing methodologies and automation this role you will lead a team of QA professionals develop and implement testing strategies and ensure the delivery of high-quality software throughout the development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers fostering a culture of quality continuous improvement and collaborative learning.
• Develop and implement comprehensive QA strategies aligned with project goals timelines and quality standards.

• Oversee manual testing activities including writing test cases executing tests and identifying dependencies through requirement analysis API documentation and wireframes.
• Execute various testing types such as Regression Smoke Exploratory and Random Testing to ensure application stability.

• Design develop and maintain automation testing scripts utilizing Java Collections (Set List Map Iterator) and frameworks including Selenium Appium and Cucumber.
• Leverage automation frameworks like Keyword-Driven Data-Driven Modular and Hybrid frameworks to improve testing efficiency and coverage.

• Conduct thorough API testing including parameterized testing and validation procedures to ensure robust and reliable APIs.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to understand API documentation and facilitate seamless test integration.

• Develop and execute testing scenarios for web applications accounting for browser-specific differences.
• Ensure comprehensive UI testing including cross-browser testing and regex validations for input parameters.

• Utilize testing tools such as Selenium Appium Postman AlertSite JIRA or Rally to manage testing activities and track defects.
• Implement BDD practices with tools like TestNG and Cucumber (Gherkin) for behavior-driven development and testing.

• Perform performance testing to evaluate application responsiveness scalability and stability under load conditions.
• Conduct security testing to identify vulnerabilities ensuring compliance with security standards and best practices.

• Participate in CI/CD pipelines managing multi-branch vs. on-demand pipelines build processes and deployment strategies.
• Ensure effective test execution within CI/CD environments including build environments test cycles and reporting.

• Log track and prioritize defects or exceptions identified during testing phases.
• Provide regular reports on testing progress quality metrics and project health including dashboards and shared services.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Extensive experience with Java Collections including ArrayList and HashMap exception handling and multithreading.
• Proficiency in writing and executing SQL queries (WHERE clauses joins GROUP BY).

• Hands-on experience with Regression Smoke Exploratory and API testing.
• Familiarity with end-to-end testing scenarios including notification services and CAPTCHA handling.

• In-depth knowledge of automation tools like Selenium Cucumber QTP SikuliX and Cypress.
• Strong understanding of Selenium WebDriver Grid and multi-language support (Java JavaScript PHP Ruby).

• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes environment setup and test reporting using tools like JIRA or Rally.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication leadership and team collaboration abilities.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to quality assurance.