Lead QA

dentsu; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Merkle in Bengaluru is seeking a Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering (QA/QE) Engineer with 7+ years of experience to drive testing across manual and automated domains. You will design and execute test plans, contribute to test strategy, and collaborate with product, development, and DevOps teams to ensure product quality and release readiness.

Responsibilities include building and maintaining regression and integration test suites, performing API testing, and working within Agile/Scrum

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical QA/QE experience.
• 7+ years in Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering across manual and automation testing.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, testing lifecycle and SDLC/STLC.
• Design, develop, and execute test plans and cases from requirements.
• Experience in functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, sanity testing and UAT support.
• Automation experience with Selenium, Playwright, WebDriver.io, Cypress or equivalents.
• API testing experience with Postman, SoapUI, REST Assured; REST/ SOAP APIs.
• SQL for data validation and backend testing; defect tracking with Jira/Azure DevOps/Rally.
• CI/CD exposure with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps.
• Strong communication; ability to work independently and in agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing; support UAT.
• Automate test suites and integrate into CI/CD pipelines.
• Analyze defects, track resolution, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Prepare test summary reports and release readiness documentation.

Skills

QA methodologies

SDLC/STLC

Test planning

Functional testing

Regression testing

Integration testing

System testing

Smoke testing

UAT support

Test automation

API testing

SQL data validation

Defect tracking

CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Agile/Scrum

Communication skills

Independent & collaborative work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Equivalent practical experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering may also be considered.

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

WebDriver.io

Cypress

Postman

SoapUI

REST Assured

Jira

Azure DevOps

Rally

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Job description

Job Description:

Job Description: Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering (QA/QE) Engineer

Must-Have Qualifications & Skills

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Equivalent practical experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering may also be considered.

Key Skills

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering across manual and automation testing.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, testing lifecycle, defect lifecycle, and software development lifecycle (SDLC/STLC).
• Hands-on experience in designing, developing, and executing test plans, test scenarios, and test cases based on business and functional requirements.
• Strong experience in functional testing, regression testing, integration testing, system testing, smoke testing, sanity testing, and UAT support.
• Experience in test automation using tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, WebDriver.io, Cypress, or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of API testing using tools such as Postman, SoapUI, REST Assured, or similar.
• Experience working with both RESTful and SOAP APIs.
• Strong knowledge of SQL queries for data validation, backend testing, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into effective test cases and acceptance criteria.
• Experience in identifying, analysing, logging, tracking, and reporting defects using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or equivalent.
• Strong defect analysis skills with the ability to collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, product owners, and cross-functional teams for issue resolution.
• Experience in creating and maintaining regression test suites, integration test suites, and test data.
• Ability to participate in requirement walkthroughs, design discussions, sprint ceremonies, and release planning.
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology and experience working in sprint-based delivery models.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate quality risks, test progress, defects, and release readiness.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced delivery environment.

Experience

• Should have a minimum of 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering.
• Experience working in product development, digital platforms, enterprise applications, BFSI, healthcare, retail, telecom, or technology services environments would be preferred.
• Prior experience in both manual and automation testing is expected.
• Experience in working with distributed teams and stakeholders across business, development, QA, DevOps, and product management teams.

Good-to-Have Qualifications & Skills

• Certifications such as ISTQB Foundation/Advanced Level, Certified Agile Tester, Scrum Master, or equivalent.
• Experience in building or enhancing test automation frameworks.
• Knowledge of BDD/TDD practices and tools such as Cucumber, SpecFlow, JUnit, TestNG, or similar.
• Programming or scripting experience in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or similar languages.
• Understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, or equivalent.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience in mobile testing across Android and iOS platforms would be an added advantage.
• Experience with accessibility testing, security testing basics, or cross-browser compatibility testing.
• Domain knowledge in financial services, insurance, healthcare, e-commerce, or SaaS-based platforms would be beneficial.

Additional Skills

• Strong understanding of manual and automated QA practices.
• Ability to develop and implement comprehensive test strategies and test plans to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with established quality standards.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements, participate in design discussions, and contribute to acceptance criteria.
• Ability to assess testing scope, identify risks, estimate testing effort, and plan testing activities accordingly.
• Experience in preparing test summary reports, defect reports, test execution dashboards, and release sign-off documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and strong ownership of quality outcomes.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple deliverables in a deadline-driven environment.
• Good understanding of business processes and ability to validate end-to-end workflows.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to mentor junior QA team members and contribute to QA best practices.

Location:

DGS India - Bengaluru - Manyata N1 Block

Brand:

Merkle

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent