Quality Assurance Lead - Manual / Automation Testing

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)