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.