Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Position Title: 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.