Tech Lead -Quality Assurance Engineer

• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for web UI and API testing.
• Create robust automated test suites covering functional, regression, and integration scenarios.
• Build reusable components and libraries to improve test efficiency and maintainabilityBuild reusable libraries and utilities to accelerate test development

• Define test strategies, plans, and estimations for web and API components.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites for regression, functional, and integration testing.
• Participate in grooming sessions to review requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Perform root cause analysis of defects and drive resolution in collaboration with development teams.
• Analyse and investigate product complaints or reported quality issues to ensure closure in accordance with company guidelines and external regulatory requirements

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Ensure tests run consistently as part of build and deployment workflows.
• Analyze execution reports, triage failures, and maintain test stability.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing data; and making recommendations
• Monitor risk-management procedures, and maintain and analyse problem logs to identify and report recurring issues in product development

• Conduct exploratory and targeted manual testing where automation is not feasible.
• Validate edge cases and user experience across browsers and devices.

• Guide junior engineers in automation, coding standards, and testing methodologies.
• Champion a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar field or equivalent work experience.
• Good knowledge of functional testing techniques

• 8+ years of experience in software quality engineering.
• Strong background in web automation and API testing.
• Proven track record of designing and maintaining large-scale automated test suites.

• 8+ years of professional experience in ensuring quality of web/mobile applications utilizing modern development tools, frameworks, and best practices.

• Proficiency in at least one web automation framework, such as:

• Selenium WebDriver
• Cypress
• Playwright
• TestCafe
• Hands-on experience in API automation testing using tools like:

• REST Assured
• Postman with Newman
• Karate
• Strong programming/scripting skills in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or C#.
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling).
• Experience with version control (Git) and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to perform automated API/security testing.

• Sound knowledge of database and query languages
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Good knowledge of JIRA including test case management, execution, defect logging, monitoring etc.

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on delivering high-quality software.

• Basic knowledge of cloud infrastructures like AWS, Azure, Docker etc.
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Familiarity with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow).
• Exposure to security and accessibility testing.
• STQB or equivalent testing certifications.

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