Lead Engineer QA (Karate Framework)

Required Qualification Level : Bachelor (Hons.) Qualification Field : Computer Science Engineering, IT

Preferred Qualification Level : Masters Qualification Field : MCA, MSC

Location : Bangalore

Years of Experience : 5 - 7 years

Role Summary :

Lead the QA team and take end-to-end ownership of manual and automation testing, including test strategy, framework development, automation implementation, quality assurance, team mentoring, and continuous improvement of QA processes to ensure high-quality software delivery.

Technical Skills required :

- Strong experience in Test Strategy, Test Planning, and Test Estimation.

- Extensive experience in Manual and Automation Testing.

- Strong experience in UI and API Test Automation.

- Hands-on experience with Selenium, Playwright, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Python.

- Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining Test Automation Frameworks from scratch.

- Strong experience in BDD using Cucumber, along with hands-on experience in Page Object Model (POM), Keyword-Driven, Data-Driven, and Hybrid Automation Frameworks.

- Experience in API Automation using Karate and other API testing frameworks.

- Experience in implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated test execution.

- Hands-on experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.

- Experience in integrating automated tests with CI/CD tools and pipelines.

- Knowledge of test framework design, reusable automation components, reporting, and test execution strategies.

- Ability to lead technical QA initiatives and provide guidance to QA team members on automation best practices.

Traits / Abilities :

- Provide technical direction and leadership in establishing and driving the adoption of effective automation testing solutions and have a passion for coaching and mentoring others while being an advocate for continuous improvement.

- Be the champion of our Quality people.

- Be the champion of our Quality processes.

- Be the champion of our Quality tools.

Work Experience :

- Minimum 6+ years of total experience in automation, software development, and testing.

- 5+ years of experience in UI and API Test Automation, including developing automated test solutions using open-source automation tools.

- 5+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable test automation frameworks.

- Strong experience in Automation Framework Development, including BDD, Page Object Model (POM), Keyword-Driven, Data-Driven, and Hybrid Frameworks.

- Hands-on experience with automation technologies such as Selenium, Playwright, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Cucumber, and Karate.

- Strong experience in Test Strategy, Test Planning, Test Estimation, and Test Execution.

- 5+ years of experience working in Agile frameworks and Agile delivery environments.

- Experience in CI/CD pipeline setup and integration using GitHub Actions and Jenkins.

- Experience in Pull Request (PR) reviews, code reviews, and maintaining automation code quality and standards.

- Experience in tracking and managing test cases and defects using Jira and test management tools such as Zephyr.

- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with database testing, including SQL and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.

- Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.

- 4+ years of leadership experience, including leading, coaching, mentoring, and technically guiding QA team members.

- 7+ years of experience working in a large organization, preferably within Retail and Supply Chain domains.

- Experience driving continuous improvement in Quality People, Quality Processes, and Quality Tools.