Key Responsibilities :

- Lead test strategy, planning, and execution across functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.

- Design, build, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and suites.

- Define automation standards, best practices, and quality gates across the SDLC.

- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster release cycles.

- Review product requirements and technical designs to ensure strong testability and risk coverage.

- Perform targeted manual testing for complex, high-risk, and exploratory scenarios where automation is not sufficient.

- Analyze test failures, identify root causes, and work with engineering teams to resolve issues efficiently.

- Drive validation of APIs, data flows, integrations, and downstream system impacts.

- Mentor junior QA engineers and promote strong testing discipline across the team.

- Provide clear reporting on testing progress, release readiness, risks, and quality metrics.

- Partner with cross-functional teams to continuously improve QA processes, tooling, and release confidence.

Required Qualifications :

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

- 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance, including significant hands-on automation experience.

- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, defect lifecycle, and SDLC/STLC processes.

- Proven experience building and scaling automation frameworks for web, API, and integration testing.

- Strong experience with tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Postman, or similar technologies.

- Experience with programming or scripting languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python, or TypeScript.

- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing practices.

- Experience testing complex enterprise applications, integrations, and data-driven workflows.

- Strong analytical, debugging, and troubleshooting skills with high attention to detail.

- Experience using Jira or similar defect and test management platforms.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence quality practices across teams.

Requirements added by the job poster :

- 8+ years of work experience with Selenium.

- 8+ years of work experience with Test Automation Frameworks.

- 5+ years of work experience with API Testing.