Description : Role : QA Lead
Qualification - BE / Btech / MCA
Experience - 15 to 18 Years
Location : Pune, Bangalore, Mumbai, Gurugram
Industries - Software Development
Employment Type : Fulltime - Hybrid
Note - Candidate who ready to join Immidiate or 15 Days
Key Responsibilities :
Quality Strategy & Process Ownership :
- Develop, own, and execute the overall QA strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and client expectations.
- Define, implement, and monitor QA processes, standards, and best practices across projects.
- Continuously assess and adopt industry best practices, methodologies, and tools suited to the organization.
- Establish and track key QA metrics (defect density, test coverage, automation coverage, defect leakage, etc.) to measure effectiveness and drive & People Management :
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of QA Engineers and Senior QA professionals.
- Define and implement a career development and skill enhancement roadmap for team members.
- Foster a high-performance culture, motivating the team and managing individual performance effectively.
- Act as a third-line people manager, serving as an escalation point for QA leads and engineers.
- Own the hiring strategy and decision-making for the QA team, ensuring strong succession planning and talent & Skills :
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 12+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with at least 35 years in a QA leadership or managerial role.
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, processes, and best practices (manual and automation).
- Experience with test management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr, ALM).
- Proven ability to manage and scale QA teams, driving both people and process excellence.
- Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management :
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit).
- Knowledge of CI / CD pipelines and QA integration into DevOps.
- Experience in Agile / Scrum environments and familiarity with SAFe or other scaled Agile frameworks.
- Certification in Quality Assurance / Testing (e.g., ISTQB, CSTE, CSQA) or Project Management (PMP, CSM) is a plus.
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and testing strategies for SaaS-based applications.
(ref : hirist.tech)