Qa Director

Forsys; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Forsys in Hyderabad seeks a Senior QA Leader to drive quality strategy, governance, and a robust automation program across multiple client engagements.

You will mentor teams, shape QA metrics, and engage with clients to articulate risk and quality plans. Strong experience in automation stacks, API testing, CI/CD, and shift-left practices is essential.

Qualifications

• Must have 14+ years in software quality assurance and test engineering, with 45+ years leading QA teams or a QA practice.
• Proven experience defining QA strategy, governance models, and quality metrics across multiple concurrent engagements.
• Strong hands-on foundation in test automation frameworks, design patterns, maintainability, and code review capability.
• Depth in automation stacks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium.
• Experience with API testing and performance testing (Postman, REST Assured, JMeter/LoadRunner).
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Track record of building and mentoring QA teams, including hiring and succession planning.
• Strong client-facing communication to present quality strategy and risk to senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting pre-sales: QA solutioning, estimation, and proposal/RFP contributions; Agile/Scrum, shift-left quality practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA strategy and governance across multiple engagements.
• Mentor QA teams, hire, and develop capabilities.
• Present quality plans and risk to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to pre-sales activities with QA solutioning and estimations.

Skills

QA leadership

QA strategy

test automation

API testing

CI/CD

pre-sales

Agile/Scrum

cloud testing

security testing

AI/GenAI testing

mentoring

stakeholder communication

Education

B.Tech/B.E. in Computer Science / Information Technology

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Appium

Postman

REST Assured

JMeter

LoadRunner

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

MuleSoft

Boomi

Job description

Experience: 14+ years in QA and test engineering, including 45+ years in QA leadership or practice leadership

Education:: B.Tech/B.E. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent;

• 14+ years in software quality assurance and test engineering, with at least 45 years leading QA teams or a QA practice
• Proven experience defining QA strategy, governance models, and quality metrics across multiple concurrent engagements

• Strong hands-on foundation in test automation frameworks, design patterns, maintainability, and code review capability
• Depth in one or more automation stacks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium

• Experience with API testing (Postman, REST Assured or equivalent) and performance testing (JMeter, LoadRunner or equivalent)
• Practical experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps or similar)

Track record of building and mentoring QA teams, including hiring, capability development, and succession planning

Strong client-facing communication skills able to present quality strategy and risk credibly to senior stakeholders

Experience supporting pre-sales activity: QA solutioning, estimation, and proposal or RFP contributions. Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum delivery models and shift-left quality practices. Ability to operate in a consulting environment with shifting priorities and multiple stakeholders

• QA experience in the Lead-to-Cash, CPQ, or Billing domain
• Exposure to enterprise platform testing across Salesforce, Conga, Oracle, or comparable ecosystems
• Experience with integration and middleware testing (MuleSoft, Boomi, or similar)

Experience building or piloting AI/GenAI-assisted testing capabilities (test generation, self-healing automation, intelligent test selection)

• Test data management, service virtualization, or contract testing experience
• Cloud platform familiarity (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized test execution
• Security or accessibility testing exposure

• Certifications such as ISTQB Advanced, CSM, or SAFe
• Prior experience in an IT services or consulting firm supporting global clients