Senior QA Engineer

Senior QA Engineer

Experience: 7–8 Years
Role: Senior QA Engineer / QA Lead
Location: [Pune / Hybrid ]
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive Senior QA Engineer / QA Lead with strong expertise in manual testing and automation using Postman & Playwright, along with exposure to the latest AI agents and AI-assisted testing approaches. The candidate should have hands-on experience in web and mobile application testing and automation, strong knowledge of API validation, and the ability to lead QA initiatives end-to-end.

Key Responsibilities

· Perform end-to-end manual testing including functional, regression, sanity, smoke, exploratory, and UAT validation for web and mobile applications.

· Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks and test suites using Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript) for critical business workflows.

· Leverage modern AI-powered testing tools and AI agents to improve test efficiency, generate test scenarios, optimize automation, and enable proactive defect detection.

· Conduct API testing using Postman/Swagger, validate request-response, data accuracy, and error handling, and automate API regression suites where applicable.

· Execute performance and load testing using tools like JMeter or similar tool to identify bottlenecks and ensure system scalability.

· Perform mobile application testing across Android and iOS devices, including automating key user flows and designing scalable test automation frameworks.

· Prepare and maintain QA documentation such as Test Plans, Test Strategy, Test Cases, RTM, Defect Reports, and Release Sign-off documents can also work with Zephyr.

· Collaborate with developers, product, and DevOps teams, participate in sprint ceremonies, and mentor junior QA engineers.

Required Skills

· 7–8 years of strong experience in Software Testing and QA leadership.

· Expertise in manual + automation testing with Playwright.

· Knowledge of AI-assisted automation/testing agents and modern QA innovation practices.

· Experience in web and mobile testing, including automation exposure.

· Strong API testing skills (REST APIs, Postman, Swagger).

· Proven ability to lead QA efforts, mentor team members, and collaborate across teams.

· Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

· Proactive mindset with strong ownership and problem-solving approach.

Tools & Technologies

Playwright, Postman, Zephyr, REST APIs, Swagger, JMeter/k6, Appium, BrowserStack, Jira, Confluence, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, cursor.