QA Lead (5–8 Years) Location : Pune

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.