Lead QA Engineer (Automation & Manual Testing)

Overview

Ahmedabad, India

Experience: 8+ Years

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Lead QA Engineer with strong expertise in both automation and manual testing to lead our quality assurance efforts. The ideal candidate will drive QA strategy, mentor QA engineers, and work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, scalable, and reliable software products.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end QA activities including test planning, test design, execution, automation, and defect management
• Define and implement QA strategies, processes, and best practices across projects
• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks for web and/or mobile applications
• Perform and oversee manual testing including functional, regression, integration, system, and UAT support
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Developers, DevOps, and Business stakeholders to understand requirements and acceptance criteria
• Review requirements and design documents to ensure testability and quality coverage
• Track and report quality metrics, test progress, and risks to leadership
• Mentor and guide QA team members; conduct code and test case reviews
• Drive CI/CD integration of automated test suites
• Ensure adherence to SDLC/STLC, Agile/Scrum practices
• Participate in release sign-offs and post-release analysis
  
  

• 8+ years of experience in software testing with a strong mix of automation and manual testing
• Proven experience in a QA Lead or Senior QA role
• Strong knowledge of test methodologies, QA processes, and defect management
• Hands-on experience with automation tools/frameworks such as:
• Selenium / Cypress / Playwright
• TestNG / JUnit / PyTest
• Proficiency in at least one programming/scripting language:
• Java / Python / JavaScript
• Experience in API testing (RestAssured, Postman, etc.)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum environments
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
  
  

• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, etc.)
• Exposure to mobile automation (Appium)
• Experience testing cloud-based or microservices architectures
• ISTQB or other QA certifications
• Prior experience working with global or distributed teams