Quality Assurance Lead

Role: QA Lead

Location:

Pune (Bavdhan)

Job Summary

We are looking for a Lead QA to drive quality assurance activities across web, mobile, API, and backend systems. The ideal candidate will lead QA strategy, mentor team members, and ensure high-quality deliverables through effective test planning, automation, and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

· Lead end-to-end QA strategy, planning, and execution

· Define test plans, test scenarios, and test cases for web, API, and backend applications

· Review and approve test deliverables (test cases, automation scripts, reports)

· Drive test automation strategy for UI and API

· Perform and guide API testing (REST, Postman, Swagger, REST Assured)

· Oversee web/mobile automation testing (Selenium / Playwright / Cypress) on cloud like browserstack/lambda test .

· Ensure defect tracking, triage, and root cause analysis

· Coordinate with Product, Development, and Dev Ops teams

· Validate non-functional testing (performance, security, reliability)

· Ensure quality in CI/CD pipelines

· Monitor test metrics and KPIs

· Mentor and guide QA team members

· Participate in release sign-offs

Technical Skills

· Strong knowledge of QA processes & methodologies

· Excellent hands-on experience in Java/Python/Java script

· Expertise in Web Automation (Selenium / Playwright / Cypress) amd Mobile(Appium)

· Strong experience in API Testing (Postman, REST Assured, Swagger)

· Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber)

· Understanding of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI)

· Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP)

· Knowledge of databases (SQL, No

SQL)

· Experience in performance testing (JMeter / Gatling – good to have)

· Understanding of security testing basics (OWASP)

Leadership & Soft Skills

· Strong team leadership and mentoring skills

· Excellent communication and stakeholder management

· Ability to drive quality ownership across teams

· Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments

· Proactive problem-solving mindset

Nice to Have(optional)

· Experience in microservices architecture

· Knowledge of Docker/Kubernetes

· Exposure to cross-zone load balancing & cloud networking

· ISTQB or equivalent certification