About the Role
We’re hiring a
QA Team Lead
to own test strategy, planning, and execution across manual and automation tracks. You’ll lead a small squad, build scalable test frameworks in
Selenium (Java) , drive
API testing , and champion
Agile / Scrum ,
SDLC / STLC
best practices, and release quality metrics.
Key Responsibilities
Define and own
test strategy ,
test plans , and
release sign-off
for web / mobile / API.
Lead and mentor 3–6 QA engineers; drive code reviews, pairing, and training.
Build & maintain
UI automation
frameworks (Selenium + Java + TestNG / JUnit, Page Object Model, data-driven tests).
Design comprehensive
API tests
(Postman / RestAssured), schema / contract and negative testing.
Establish
CI / CD
test pipelines (Jenkins / GitLab); integrate smoke / regression suites.
Set and track
quality KPIs
(defect leakage, escape rate, automation coverage, P0 / P1 trend).
Orchestrate
test data
and
environment management ; coordinate with Dev / DevOps / PM.
Drive
shift-left
practices—story grooming, acceptance criteria, testability reviews.
Own documentation (test cases, RTM, RCA) and continuous improvement.
Must-Have Skills
Strong manual testing across SDLC / STLC; requirements analysis & traceability.
Selenium with Java
(OOP, POM, waits, locators, reusable utilities).
API testing
using Postman and / or
RestAssured ; understanding of HTTP, JSON, auth (JWT / OAuth).
Test management & defect tracking ( Jira , Zephyr / TestRail / Xray).
CI / CD basics (Jenkins / GitLab),
Git , report dashboards (Allure / Extent).
SQL for validation; solid bug investigation and RCA skills.
Proven
team leadership : sprint planning, estimation, status reporting, stakeholder communication.
Good-to-Have
Mobile automation
(Appium),
Performance
(JMeter / Locust),
Security
basics (OWASP).
BDD (Cucumber), contract testing (Pact), Dockerized test execution, cloud grids (BrowserStack / Sauce Labs).
Knowledge of microservices, message queues, and monitoring (Grafana / Prometheus).
Qualifications
B.E. / B.Tech / MCA or equivalent practical experience.
5–8 years in QA with
2+ years leading
a small team / squad.
Track record of shipping multiple releases with measurable quality improvements.
Qa Lead • Delhi, India