CQLC Lead Associate - QA

MDD Forensic Accountants LLP; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Davies is seeking an experienced QA Engineer to lead quality assurance activities, plan and automate testing, and collaborate with development teams to improve software quality. You will design testing strategies, implement automated tests, and drive continuous improvement in testing practices across platforms.

The role requires strong experience with automation frameworks, API testing, SQL validation, and cloud deployments in Azure or AWS, with exposure to performance testing and regulated

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, implementing, and automating QA testing.
• Proficient with automation frameworks and test strategy development.
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute regression, functional, data validation, system integration tests.
• Automate test cases and develop automation environments for repeat tests.
• Collaborate with development to define testing strategies and ensure QA integration.
• Create, run, and maintain test cases; document results and suggest fixes.
• Manage defects and test case databases; verify fixes across platforms.

Skills

Selenium/WebDriver

Playwright

Cypress

API testing

SQL & data validation

CI/CD

Cloud (Azure/AWS)

Performance testing

Microservices

Regulated industries knowledge

Tools

Postman

Swagger

JMeter

k6

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Job Description:

CQLC : Lead Associate - QA

Department: IT

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Pune

Reporting To: Abhinav Gupta

Description

Davies is looking for an experienced Software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer (Testing). Reporting to the Senior manager of Development, you will be accountable ensuring high-quality software delivery by planning, implementing, and automating quality assurance testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and implement testing (e.g., regression, functional, data validation, system integration, load, or performance tests) for new and existing functionality.
• Automate test cases for unit testing + future use by writing scripts and create automation environments for repeated tests.
• Work closely with development teams to design testing strategies and integrate testing into the development process.
• Plan, create, execute, and automate test cases, working with business partners, developers, and other stakeholders.
• Document and analyze test results and recommend corrective action.
• Isolate, reproduce, manage, and maintain defects and test case databases, and verify fixes.
• Support user acceptance testing conducted by business partners or end users.
• Conduct exploratory testing and risk analysis for complex features, e.g., those that span across platforms or teams.
• Identify opportunities to reduce testing time and effort by automating repeatable tests.
• Enhance and maintain the test automation framework.
• Understand and apply automated testing approaches such as model-based testing or record-and-replay.
• Research, recommend, and implement new testing technologies and practices, such as incorporating machine learning.
• Define and champion quality and test best practices among development teams.
• Collaborate and share information with other software QA engineers, e.g., by participating in a community of practice.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Experience with Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, or similar automation frameworks.
• Exposure to API testing tools such as Postman or Swagger.
• Experience with SQL and database validation testing.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Understanding of cloud-hosted applications within Azure or AWS environments.
• Familiarity with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter or k6.
• Experience testing microservices and API-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries.