Quality Assurance Lead

Role’s Responsibilities

• Own and drive the end-to-end QA strategy for an asset or product, working closely with a team of 3–5 developers.
• Design comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test data covering both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Perform manual testing to validate user workflows, edge cases, and UI behavior across web and API layers.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites for API, integration, and regression testing using modern frameworks (e.g., Postman, Pytest, Playwright, Cypress, or similar).
• Collaborate with developers to ensure high code quality, early defect detection, and continuous delivery.
• Integrate testing processes within CI/CD pipelines and ensure all releases meet defined quality gates before deployment.
• Track, report, and prioritize defects using standard tools (e.g., JIRA) and continuously improve QA processes.

Champion a quality-first mindset across the team — mentoring others in testing best practices and root cause analysis

SkillsMandatory Skills

• Hands-on experience in manual and automated testing for web applications and APIs.
• Strong understanding of test design techniques, SDLC/STLC, and defect management processes.
• Proficiency in API testing tools (Postman, Pytest).
• Ability to independently define and execute a QA roadmap for a product or microservice ecosystem.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and test result reporting.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and documentation skills.

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with end-to-end test automation frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, or Robot Framework).
• Exposure to performance testing (JMeter, k6) and security testing (OWASP, Burp Suite).
• Understanding of microservice architectures and 12-Factor App deployment patterns to tailor QA strategies accordingly.
• Experience mentoring junior QA engineers or setting up QA practices for new assets.