QA Lead- Automation Testing
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Summary
An 8+ years QA lead role in Gurugram: manage and mentor the QA team, define QA/automation strategy, and build scalable UI, API, and regression automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium) integrated into CI/CD, while driving adoption of AI/Agentic AI-powered testing practices.
We are looking for an experienced QA Lead with 8+ years of experience in software testing, strong hands
on expertise in test automation, and proven experience in leading QA teams. The candidate will be
responsible for driving QA strategy, automation, team management, quality processes, and adoption of AI/
Agentic AI-based testing
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage the QA team; handle work allocation, task tracking, performance, and
technical reviews.
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Define and implement QA strategy, test plans, automation strategy, and quality standards.
Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end
automation frameworks.
- Conduct automation code reviews and ensure coding, testing, and documentation standards.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and establish automated quality gates.
Drive shift-left testing, continuous testing, and automation-first QA practices.
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Introduce and implement AI/Agentic AI-powered testing, including AI-based test-case generation,
test execution, failure analysis, test-data generation, and automation maintenance.
- Monitor QA metrics including automation coverage, defect leakage, regression stability, and release
quality.
Work closely with Development, Product, DevOps, and Business teams to ensure high-quality
releases.
- Perform root-cause analysis of critical defects and drive preventive actions.
Evaluate and introduce new testing tools and technologies to improve productivity and quality
Requirements
Required Skills
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8+ years of QA/testing experience, including significant hands-on automation experience.
- Strong expertise in tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, or equivalent.
- Strong programming experience in Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar.
Experience with API automation, UI automation, CI/CD, Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, etc.
- Experience with TestNG, JUnit, PyTest, Cucumber, or equivalent frameworks.
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Strong understanding of Agile, SDLC, STLC, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
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Proven experience in QA team leadership, task allocation, mentoring, and code/test reviews.
- Good knowledge of SQL/database testing.
Strong analytical, debugging, communication, and problem-solving skills
Benefits
Good to Have
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Hands-on experience with LLMs, AI testing tools, or Agentic AI frameworks.
- Experience implementing AI-driven/self-healing test automation.
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Performance testing experience using JMeter or similar tools.
Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker/Kubernetes, Microservices, and APIs.
Experience testing enterprise SaaS/ERP applications.
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Ideal Candidate
A hands-on technical QA leader who can balance team leadership with automation development, drive
continuous improvement, and build a modern AI-enabled Quality Engineering practice