Experience: 8–10 years

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Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise‑level test strategies, test     plans, and test cases for complex, large‑scale, and distributed systems.
• Establish, refine, and enforce QA processes, quality frameworks, and engineering best     practices across multiple teams and projects.
• Drive QA automation strategy by identifying, evaluating, and implementing     advanced tools, technologies, and automation frameworks to enhance     coverage and efficiency.
• Review, challenge, and validate business requirements, technical specifications,     and architectural designs to ensure testability and quality compliance.
• Perform advanced analysis of test results, identify systemic issues, and recommend     strategic improvements to enhance product reliability and performance.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, DevOps, and architecture teams to     ensure seamless integration of QA activities throughout the SDLC.
• Oversee regression testing, ensure timely bug verification, and maintain     high-quality standards across releases.
• Manage and prioritize testing efforts across multiple parallel workstreams,     ensuring timely delivery under tight deadlines.
• Mentor, coach, and upskill junior and mid-level QA engineers, fostering a culture     of quality, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Define and track quality metrics, dashboards, and reports to measure product     readiness and team effectiveness.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for test automation, performance     testing, security testing, CI/CD integration, and environment     optimization.
• Demonstrate advanced SQL skills and work with APIs, integrations, and backend services     for end-to-end validation.
• Act as a quality advocate, influencing stakeholders and leadership on quality     risks, trade-offs, and release decisions.

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Skills and Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

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Technical Expertise

• Deep understanding of QA methodologies, SDLC, STLC, and Agile practices.
• Extensive experience with test management, defect tracking, and requirements     management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail).
• Strong hands‑on expertise in manual testing, test automation, and at least one     automation framework (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium,     Postman/Newman).
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner) and security testing     fundamentals.
• Strong exposure to CI/CD pipelines and ability to integrate automated tests with     DevOps workflows.
• Good knowledge of API testing, microservices testing, database testing, and     writing advanced SQL queries.
• Experience working with distributed systems, cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), and     containerized environments is a strong plus.

Soft Skills

• Excellent analytical, debugging, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong leadership, decision‑making, and ownership mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines effectively.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present quality insights and     influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong mentoring and team‑building abilities, fostering a collaborative and     quality‑focused environment.

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