About the Role :

We are looking for an experienced QA Lead with strong expertise in test automation, API testing, CI/CD, and FinTech/Payments to lead quality engineering initiatives for a technology-driven financial product.

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead QA strategy, planning, execution, and delivery across product releases.

- Design and maintain robust automation frameworks for web/API applications.

- Develop and execute API testing using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or equivalent.

- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

- Define test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and quality metrics.

- Identify, track, and manage defects throughout the SDLC.

- Collaborate closely with Developers, Product Managers, Business Analysts, and other stakeholders.

- Review automation code and establish QA coding and testing standards.

- Drive regression, functional, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.

- Identify opportunities to improve test coverage, automation, and release quality.

- Mentor and guide QA engineers and contribute to building a strong quality culture.

- Ensure testing processes align with FinTech/Payments product requirements.

Required Skills :

- 7 - 10 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.

- Strong hands-on experience in Test Automation.

- Strong experience in API Testing and REST APIs.

- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar.

- Strong programming/scripting experience in Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or equivalent.

- Experience with automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar.

- Strong understanding of SQL and database testing.

- Good knowledge of Git and modern software development practices.

- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

- Strong understanding of QA processes, test methodologies, and defect management.

Mandatory Domain Experience :

- FinTech / Payments experience is mandatory.

- Candidates should have hands-on experience testing financial products, payment platforms, transaction processing, banking/financial workflows, payment gateways, wallets, cards, or related systems.

Preferred :

- Experience with microservices and distributed systems.

- Experience testing cloud-based applications.

- Knowledge of performance/load testing.

- Experience with Docker/Kubernetes is an advantage.

- Experience leading or mentoring QA teams.

- Exposure to security testing and financial-data compliance practices.

What We're Looking For :

We are looking for someone who can combine strong technical QA expertise with leadership capabilities and take ownership of quality across the complete product lifecycle.

Location : Chandigarh

Work Mode : Work From Office

Notice Period : Immediate joiners preferred