QA Lead

Experience: 6–10 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive QA Lead to lead end-to-end quality assurance strategy across web and API-based applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in automation testing (Playwright), performance testing, Angular frontend validation, NestJS backend validation, and API testing, along with proven leadership experience in Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities

1. QA Leadership & Strategy

· Define and implement overall QA strategy, test approach, and quality metrics.

· Lead, mentor, and manage QA team members.

· Establish test coverage standards across UI, API, and performance layers.

· Drive shift-left testing and automation-first mindset.

· Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and DevOps teams.

2. Automation Testing (Playwright – Mandatory)

· Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript).

· Implement CI/CD-integrated automation suites.

· Ensure cross-browser and cross-device automation coverage.

· Improve automation coverage, reliability, and execution speed.

· Conduct code reviews for automation scripts.

3. Frontend Testing (Angular)

· Validate Angular-based web applications.

· Test UI components, forms, routing, and state management.

· Perform functional, regression, and integration testing.

· Validate frontend performance, responsiveness, and usability.

4. Backend & API Testing (NestJS)

· Test RESTful APIs developed using NestJS.

· Validate request/response contracts, authentication, and error handling.

· Perform schema validation and business logic validation.

· Use tools such as Postman or automated API frameworks.

5. Performance Testing

· Design and execute performance and load testing strategies.

· Identify bottlenecks and scalability issues.

· Work with engineering teams to improve system performance.

· Experience with tools such as JMeter or k6.

6. Quality Governance & Metrics

· Define QA KPIs and quality dashboards.

· Track defect leakage, test coverage, automation percentage, and release quality index.

· Ensure release sign-off compliance.

· Conduct RCA for production issues.

Required Skills & Experience

· 6+ years in Software Testing with 2+ years in QA Lead role.

· Strong hands-on experience in Playwright automation framework development.

· Experience testing Angular applications.

· Strong API testing experience (REST APIs, authentication flows).

· Experience testing NestJS-based backend systems.

· Experience in performance testing tools (JMeter/k6/etc.).

· Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

· Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Key KPIs (Measurable)

· Automation coverage 80% for critical flows.

· Defect leakage < 5%.

· CI automation pass rate 95%.

· Performance baseline compliance before release.

· Year-over-year reduction in defect density.

Requirements

Experience: 6–10 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive QA Lead to lead end-to-end quality assurance strategy across web and API-based applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in automation testing (Playwright), performance testing, Angular frontend validation, NestJS backend validation, and API testing, along with proven leadership experience in Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities

1. QA Leadership & Strategy

· Define and implement overall QA strategy, test approach, and quality metrics.

· Lead, mentor, and manage QA team members.

· Establish test coverage standards across UI, API, and performance layers.

· Drive shift-left testing and automation-first mindset.

· Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and DevOps teams.

2. Automation Testing (Playwright – Mandatory)

· Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript).

· Implement CI/CD-integrated automation suites.

· Ensure cross-browser and cross-device automation coverage.

· Improve automation coverage, reliability, and execution speed.

· Conduct code reviews for automation scripts.

3. Frontend Testing (Angular)

· Validate Angular-based web applications.

· Test UI components, forms, routing, and state management.

· Perform functional, regression, and integration testing.

· Validate frontend performance, responsiveness, and usability.

4. Backend & API Testing (NestJS)

· Test RESTful APIs developed using NestJS.

· Validate request/response contracts, authentication, and error handling.

· Perform schema validation and business logic validation.

· Use tools such as Postman or automated API frameworks.

5. Performance Testing

· Design and execute performance and load testing strategies.

· Identify bottlenecks and scalability issues.

· Work with engineering teams to improve system performance.

· Experience with tools such as JMeter or k6.

6. Quality Governance & Metrics

· Define QA KPIs and quality dashboards.

· Track defect leakage, test coverage, automation percentage, and release quality index.

· Ensure release sign-off compliance.

· Conduct RCA for production issues.

Required Skills & Experience

· 6+ years in Software Testing with 2+ years in QA Lead role.

· Strong hands-on experience in Playwright automation framework development.

· Experience testing Angular applications.

· Strong API testing experience (REST APIs, authentication flows).

· Experience testing NestJS-based backend systems.

· Experience in performance testing tools (JMeter/k6/etc.).

· Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

· Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Key KPIs (Measurable)

· Automation coverage 80% for critical flows.

· Defect leakage < 5%.

· CI automation pass rate 95%.

· Performance baseline compliance before release.

· Year-over-year reduction in defect density.

Skills Required
Angular, Jmeter, Api Testing, Typescript, Javascript, Nestjs