QA Lead – Functional QA & Release Quality Management

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a QA Lead - Functional QA & Release Quality Management in India.

This role is a senior quality leadership position focused on owning end-to-end QA execution and release readiness for complex, high-security digital platforms. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality, stability, and reliability of product releases across web, API, mobile, cloud, and containerized environments. The position requires a strong blend of hands-on functional QA expertise and strategic release governance, with a focus on data-driven quality insights and risk assessment.

You will play a critical role in defining testing strategies, validating system behavior, and ensuring production readiness across multiple engineering teams. This is a highly collaborative role where you will work closely with engineering, product, and release stakeholders to drive quality standards. The role also involves mentoring QA engineers and strengthening overall QA maturity within the organization.

Accountabilities

Own QA execution and overall quality assurance for ongoing product releases across multiple platforms
Design and implement complex test strategies, including failure scenarios and edge-case validation
Lead end-to-end testing activities including sanity, regression, integration, and system testing
Perform database testing to ensure data consistency, accuracy, and integrity across systems
Analyze issues across distributed environments including Linux, AWS, containers, and cloud-native infrastructure
Define, track, and report QA metrics to assess release readiness and quality trends
Collaborate with engineering, product, and release management teams to ensure alignment on quality goals
Provide go/no-go recommendations based on risk analysis and release quality assessment
Mentor and guide QA team members to improve testing practices and technical capabilities

Requirements

6-8 years of experience in functional QA with proven QA lead or release ownership responsibilities
Strong understanding of QA methodologies, metrics, and release quality governance
Hands-on experience with web, mobile, API, database, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes testing environments
Experience in designing comprehensive test strategies and managing complex QA cycles
Strong analytical and debugging skills across distributed and cloud-based systems
Excellent communication skills with ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including engineering, product, and release management
Exposure to AI-based productivity or testing tools is a plus
Strong leadership mindset with ability to mentor and guide QA teams effectively

Benefits

Opportunity to lead release quality for complex, high-impact digital identity and security platforms
Exposure to modern cloud-native technologies including AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes
Leadership role with strong ownership and decision-making responsibilities
Collaborative, cross-functional environment with global engineering teams
Career growth in quality engineering and release governance leadership
Competitive compensation and benefits package

How Jobgether Works

We use an  AI-powered matching process  to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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