Job Description: QA Lead

Location: Pune, MH

Experience: 8–15 years of experience in software quality engineering

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced QA Lead with a strong foundation in test automation, proven team leadership abilities, and deep hands-on expertise in testing web applications. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring ownership of quality strategy, automation initiatives, team mentoring, and active participation in manual and automated testing efforts to ensure high-quality releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of QA engineers and automation testers
• Define and drive overall QA strategy, test plans, and quality standards
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for web and API testing
• Actively contribute to hands-on manual and automated testing as required
• Review requirements, user stories, and technical designs to identify risks and test coverage early
• Ensure comprehensive functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams throughout the SDLC
• Track and report QA metrics such as defect trends, test coverage, and release readiness
• Support production releases, root cause analysis, and post-release quality improvements

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 8–15 years of experience in software testing with strong focus on web applications
• Proven experience in a QA Lead or Test Lead role with team management responsibilities
• Strong expertise in test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, etc.
• Strong understanding of manual testing methodologies and test design techniques
• Experience with defect management, test planning, and release sign-off
• Hands-on experience working in Agile / Scrum development environments
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

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