QA Lead Professional
Posted
Summary
Naviam is hiring a QA Lead to head its offshore quality assurance team in Bangalore: leading and mentoring test analysts/QA engineers, defining test strategy across functional, regression, performance and UAT testing, driving automation (Selenium, Java/TypeScript/JavaScript) and reporting QA metrics to onshore UK/US stakeholders across multiple client projects.
About the Company
Naviam partners with organisations worldwide to streamline their asset management journey through an unparalleled combination of expertise, innovative solutions, and unwavering commitment.
Born from the unification of seven industry leaders and backed by over three decades of experience, Naviam delivers cutting-edge enterprise asset management (EAM) solutions and services. Our approach is built on flexibility, collaboration, and partnership—allowing us to provide highly tailored solutions that dynamically evolve with our customers' changing needs.
With our expanded scale and deep industry expertise, we navigate the complexities of modern asset management, introducing new ways of thinking and unlocking innovative technologies that drive impact and lasting value for organisations globally.
Skill Requirements - Essential:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related
field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 8+ years of experience in software QA/testing, including at least 2 years in a QA
lead or team lead capacity
• Proven experience managing and mentoring a team of test
engineers/analysts within an offshore delivery model.
• Strong command of testing methodologies, including functional, integration,
regression, performance, and UAT testing.
• Hands-on experience with defect tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla) and
version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Working knowledge of test automation frameworks and scripting (e.g.,
Selenium, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar).
• Experience defining test strategy documents and building/reporting QA
metrics for leadership and clients.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging directly with
onshore (UK/US) clients.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills, able to collaborate effectively
with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to prioritise tasks, manage competing priorities, and adapt to changing
requirements across multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and ceremonies
Skill Requirements - Preferable:
• DevOps methodology experience, including CI/CD pipeline integration for
automated testing.
• ISTQB or equivalent QA/testing certification.
• Maximo knowledge required to help plan and execute numerous projects.
• Experience working within a cost-plus offshore delivery or managed-services
model.
Person Specification/Attributes:
• Professional and committed, with a disciplined approach to work
• A natural leader, motivated and driven by finding and providing solutions to
problems.
• Polite, tactful, helpful, empathic nature, able to deliver to the needs of
customers and team members alike.
• Has respect for others and their views, and fosters a collaborative team culture.
• Technology minded and focused, enthusiastic about technologies.
• Analytical, able to rise from the detail and see the bigger picture across
projects.
• Dedicated to continually updating and upgrading own knowledge, and that of
the team.
• Carries a mind-set of continuous improvement, constantly looking for better
and more efficient ways of doing things.
• Values quality at the centre of all things in work
Naviam is committed to fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
We invite qualified candidates to apply for this opportunity to lead our offshore QA
team and contribute to our continued success
Main Purpose:
We are looking for an experienced QA Lead Professional to head our offshore quality
assurance team in Bangalore. In this role, you will lead and mentor a team of test
analysts and QA engineers, work closely with the Global QA Manager to develop and
implement QA processes across multiple product workstreams, and act as the
primary QA point of contact for onshore stakeholders. The ideal candidate combines
hands-on testing expertise with strong people leadership, is comfortable managing
competing priorities across projects, and is passionate about building a culture of
quality within a fast-paced, collaborative offshore delivery environment.
We are looking for an experienced QA Lead Professional to head our offshore quality
assurance team in Bangalore. In this role, you will lead and mentor a team of test
analysts and QA engineers, work closely with the Global QA Manager to develop and
implement QA processes across multiple product workstreams, and act as the
primary QA point of contact for onshore stakeholders. The ideal candidate combines
hands-on testing expertise with strong people leadership, is comfortable managing
competing priorities across projects, and is passionate about building a culture of
quality within a fast-paced, collaborative offshore delivery environment.
Specific Responsibilities:
• Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers and test analysts, overseeing day to-day test planning, execution, and workload distribution.
• Work closely with the QA Manager to develop, standardise, and roll out QA
processes across the offshore team, ensuring alignment with global quality
standards.
• Define and implement test strategy and test plans covering functional,
integration, regression, performance, and acceptance testing across product
releases.
• Own the defect management lifecycle end to end - triage, prioritisation, and
tracking to resolution in collaboration with development and product teams.
• Partner with onshore product managers, architects, and client stakeholders to
translate requirements into comprehensive test coverage.
• Drive the team's test automation strategy, evaluating and implementing
frameworks and tools to grow automated coverage and shorten regression
cycles.
• Establish and report QA metrics - test coverage, defect density, escape rate,
and cycle time - to leadership and client stakeholders.
• Manage release readiness sign-off, ensuring quality gates are consistently met
before production deployment.
• Coordinate QA resource planning and capacity allocation across multiple
concurrent client projects.
• Champion Agile/Scrum QA best practices, including sprint-level test planning
and continuous-improvement retrospectives.
• Maintain and continuously improve test documentation, QA standards, and
knowledge repositories for the offshore team.
• Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers and test analysts, overseeing day to-day test planning, execution, and workload distribution.
• Work closely with the QA Manager to develop, standardise, and roll out QA
processes across the offshore team, ensuring alignment with global quality
standards.
• Define and implement test strategy and test plans covering functional,
integration, regression, performance, and acceptance testing across product
releases.
• Own the defect management lifecycle end to end - triage, prioritisation, and
tracking to resolution in collaboration with development and product teams.
• Partner with onshore product managers, architects, and client stakeholders to
translate requirements into comprehensive test coverage.
• Drive the team's test automation strategy, evaluating and implementing
frameworks and tools to grow automated coverage and shorten regression
cycles.
• Establish and report QA metrics - test coverage, defect density, escape rate,
and cycle time - to leadership and client stakeholders.
• Manage release readiness sign-off, ensuring quality gates are consistently met
before production deployment.
• Coordinate QA resource planning and capacity allocation across multiple
concurrent client projects.
• Champion Agile/Scrum QA best practices, including sprint-level test planning
and continuous-improvement retrospectives.
• Maintain and continuously improve test documentation, QA standards, and
knowledge repositories for the offshore team.
Skill Requirements - Essential:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related
field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 8+ years of experience in software QA/testing, including at least 2 years in a QA
lead or team lead capacity
• Proven experience managing and mentoring a team of test
engineers/analysts within an offshore delivery model.
• Strong command of testing methodologies, including functional, integration,
regression, performance, and UAT testing.
• Hands-on experience with defect tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla) and
version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Working knowledge of test automation frameworks and scripting (e.g.,
Selenium, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar).
• Experience defining test strategy documents and building/reporting QA
metrics for leadership and clients.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging directly with
onshore (UK/US) clients.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills, able to collaborate effectively
with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to prioritise tasks, manage competing priorities, and adapt to changing
requirements across multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and ceremonies
Skill Requirements - Preferable:
• DevOps methodology experience, including CI/CD pipeline integration for
automated testing.
• ISTQB or equivalent QA/testing certification.
• Maximo knowledge required to help plan and execute numerous projects.
• Experience working within a cost-plus offshore delivery or managed-services
model.
Person Specification/Attributes:
• Professional and committed, with a disciplined approach to work
• A natural leader, motivated and driven by finding and providing solutions to
problems.
• Polite, tactful, helpful, empathic nature, able to deliver to the needs of
customers and team members alike.
• Has respect for others and their views, and fosters a collaborative team culture.
• Technology minded and focused, enthusiastic about technologies.
• Analytical, able to rise from the detail and see the bigger picture across
projects.
• Dedicated to continually updating and upgrading own knowledge, and that of
the team.
• Carries a mind-set of continuous improvement, constantly looking for better
and more efficient ways of doing things.
• Values quality at the centre of all things in work
Naviam is committed to fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
We invite qualified candidates to apply for this opportunity to lead our offshore QA
team and contribute to our continued success