QA Lead Engineer

Job Requirements

Job Description – Senior QA Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Engineer with strong expertise across web, and API testing. The ideal candidate possesses a solid foundation in manual testing, extensive hands-on automation skills, strong analytical abilities, and the capability to take ownership of end-to-end quality for assigned features. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams and continuous improvement of testing processes, frameworks, and automation coverage.

Role and Responsibilities

· Develop and document comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automation scripts based on functional and technical requirements from scratch.

· Create and execute automated test cases including few manual scenarios to validate software functionality, usability, API responses, and overall system stability.

· Build, enhance, and maintain automation test suites for web and API platforms.

· Accurately report, track, and manage defects using Azure DevOps, ensuring clear and concise communication with the development team.

· Take ownership of end-to-end quality for assigned modules/features and ensure timely delivery of high-quality releases.

· Perform regression testing to ensure new changes do not adversely impact existing functionality.

· Collaborate with developers, product managers, designers, and business stakeholders to clarify requirements and provide early feedback.

· Maintain detailed documentation of test cases, test results, and QA processes for traceability and reproducibility.

· Utilize AI tools to accelerate test case creation, script optimization, analysis, and documentation.

· Stay updated with emerging QA trends, tools, automation technologies, and industry best practices to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

· Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

· 5–8 years of experience in manual and automation testing for web applications, mobile, and APIs.

Required Skills

· Strong hands-on experience with web automation in Playwright

· Proficient in at least two programming languages used for automation, such as TypeScript, Java, Python, or C#.

· Experience with API testing and automation using Rest Assured or Playwright.

· Minimum 2 years of recent, continuous experience in Web and API automation

· Experience in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.).

· Hands-on experience with test management tools such as Azure DevOps, or similar platforms like JIRA

· Skilled in using AI-driven QA tools to speed up test design, data generation, defect analysis, and documentation.

· Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience working in cross-functional Agile teams.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues early.

· Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accurate testing and effective detection of defects.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with global and cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills

· Experience in performance testing, including load, stress, and API performance testing, is an advantage.

· ISTQB or other relevant QA certifications would be an advantage.

Good to have

· Hands-on experience developing advanced test frameworks like PyTest.

· Experience evaluating LLM applications using tools like Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases.

· Experience working with or testing vector data stores such as Amazon OpenSearch Service

· Prompt & Response Testing: Design and execute prompt engineering tests, hallucination tests, and edge-case scenarios.

Work Experience

Experience: 5 - 8 years, Automation Testing, Playwright, TypeScript, Java or C#, Python, API Testing