QA Automation Test Lead
Core
Define and drive overall testing strategy, test plans, estimates, schedules, and quality metrics for product teams to ensure timely, reliable software delivery.
Role type
Senior QA Automation Test Lead (Contract)
Builds
High-quality software releases with increased automation coverage and faster regression cycles.
Domain
Software Quality Assurance / DevOps
Required skills
Software development life cycle (SDLC), software testing life cycle (STLC), Agile/Scrum methodologies, test management tools (Jira), automation testing, CI/CD integration, risk-based thinking, leadership, mentoring, stakeholder management, defect lifecycle management, performance/security testing, cloud-based application testing, microservices testing
Preferred skills
ISTQB Advanced Level (Test Manager) certification, experience testing cloud-based applications and microservices
Technologies
CI/CD, Cloud, DevOps, ISTQB, JIRA, Security, microservices, AWS, Azure
Responsibilities
Define and drive overall testing strategy, test plans, estimates, schedules, scope, entry and exit criteria, quality metrics, and testing deliverables; Assess risk and prioritize functional, integration, system, regression, performance, security, user acceptance, and release validation testing; Estimate testing effort and contribute to sprint and release planning; Lead, mentor, coach, and coordinate QA engineers across onsite and offshore teams; Oversee the design and execution of manual and automated test cases; Drive test automation strategy, framework selection, CI/CD integration, and improvements to regression coverage; Work with business users and product owners to understand requirements and establish acceptance criteria; Collaborate with development, DevOps, business analysis, infrastructure, data, security, and release management teams; Manage the defect lifecycle, facilitate triage and root-cause discussions; Maintain test status dashboards, quality metrics, and risk and issue logs; Support production deployment, post-release validation, incident analysis, and continuous improvement; Promote quality ownership and accountability across engineering.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities