QA Lead
Full-Time
Experience â 4+ years
Location: Thiruvananthapuram
The QA Lead owns the quality of our software products end to endâleading the testing organization, setting the test strategy, and championing a culture of quality across engineering. This is a hands-on leadership role that blends technical depth in test automation with people management and cross-functional influence. You will be the final quality gate before release and the person leadership turns to for an honest read on whether the product is ready to ship.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership:
⢠Define and own the overall test strategy across web, mobile, and API surfaces.
⢠Establish meaningful QA metrics (escape rate, coverage, cycle time) and report on them.
⢠Standardize and continuously improve testing processes across teams.
⢠Align QA objectives with product roadmaps and broader business goals.
Team Management:
⢠Mentor, coach, and grow a team of QA engineers across experience levels.
⢠Plan sprint work and assign daily testing tasks against priorities.
⢠Conduct performance reviews and support career development.
⢠Manage resource allocation and hiring for the QA function.
Test Operations:
⢠Design comprehensive test plans for new features and releases.
⢠Review test cases for coverage, accuracy, and maintainability.
⢠Oversee defect tracking, triage, and resolution workflows.
⢠Own release sign-off and the go/no-go quality decision.
Automation & Technology:
⢠Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks and shared libraries.
⢠Evaluate and introduce new testing tools and technologies.
⢠Optimize test integration within CI/CD pipelines for fast feedback.
⢠Drive down manual testing effort through smart automation.
Collaboration:
⢠Partner with product managers to clarify acceptance criteria early.
⢠Coordinate closely with developers on testability and bug fixes.
⢠Report quality status and risk to engineering leadership.
⢠Facilitate root cause analysis and post-incident reviews.
Requirements
⢠Candidate with 4 to 7 years of experience
⢠Automation: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Appium
⢠Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, or C#
⢠API Testing: Postman, SoapUI, or RestAssured
⢠CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
⢠Test Management: Jira, TestRail, Zephyr, or Confluence
⢠Leadership Potential: Demonstrates initiative, ownership, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
⢠Excellent communication and critical thinking skills.
⢠Good organizational skills and detail-oriented mindset.
⢠Immediate Joiners who can join in two weeks preferred
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