Qa Lead

Avaali Solutions; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Avaali Solutions in Bengaluru invites an experienced QA Lead to guide a quality-focused team for our Source-to-Pay product suite. This hands-on leadership role emphasizes automation, process improvements, and collaboration with Product Management, Engineering, and DevOps to deliver reliable enterprise SaaS solutions.

The ideal candidate brings 6–10 years in software testing, with at least 3 years leading QA teams, strong API testing and automation skills, and experience with ERP integrations.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of software testing/quality engineering experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience leading QA teams.
• Strong manual and automation testing experience on enterprise web apps and REST APIs.
• Experience with S2P, P2P, or ERP integrations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the QA team while promoting Quality Engineering best practices.
• Define test strategies, quality standards, and release readiness criteria.
• Drive automation for functional, integration, regression, and API testing.
• Build and maintain automation frameworks and regression test suites.
• Validate end-to-end Source-to-Pay business processes and enterprise integrations.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Developers, Business Analysts, Architects, DevOps, and Customer Success teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Identify quality risks, perform root cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor quality metrics, automation coverage, defect leakage, and release readiness.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing practices.
• Own product release quality and production validation.

Skills

Functional Testing

API Testing

Automation Strategy

Mentoring

Agile / Scrum

Tools

Selenium

Appium

Robot Framework

Postman

REST Assured

Java

Python

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Git

Jira

Job description

Role: QA Lead

Experience: 6 10 years

Work Mode: Hybrid

Location: Bengaluru

About the Role: We are looking for an experienced QA Lead for our Source-to-Pay (S2P) product suite. The ideal candidate will drive product quality through effective testing strategies, automation, and continuous improvement while mentoring the QA team. This is a hands-on leadership role that works closely with Product Management, Engineering, Business Analysts, DevOps, and Customer Success teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-quality enterprise SaaS products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop the QA team while promoting Quality Engineering best practices.


• Define test strategies, quality standards, and release readiness criteria.


• Drive automation for functional, integration, regression, and API testing.


• Build and maintain automation frameworks and regression test suites.


• Validate end-to-end Source-to-Pay business processes and enterprise integrations.


• Collaborate with Product Managers, Developers, Business Analysts, Architects, DevOps, and Customer Success teams throughout the product lifecycle.


• Identify quality risks, perform root cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.


• Monitor quality metrics, automation coverage, defect leakage, and release readiness.


• Support CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing practices.


• Own product release quality and production validation.

Experience:

• 6-10 years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Engineering.


• Minimum 3 years of experience leading QA teams.


• Strong experience in Manual and Automation Testing.


• Experience testing enterprise web applications and REST APIs.


• Experience working in Agile/Scrum product development.


• Experience in Source-to-Pay (S2P), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Procurement, Supplier Management, AP Automation, or ERP Procurement products is highly desirable. Candidates with experience in SAP, Oracle or similar ERP platforms will be preferred.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience in Functional, Integration, Regression, API, End-to-End, and User Acceptance Testing.


• Hands-on expertise with Selenium, Appium, and Robot Framework.


• Experience in API automation using Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools.


• Good programming skills in Java or Python.


• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD practices.


• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps Test Plans, or similar test management tools.


• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills. Preferred Skills:


• Good understanding of Source-to-Pay (S2P) business processes


• Experience testing ERP integrations with SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar enterprise platforms.


• Experience with Performance Testing, Security Testing, and Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).


• ISTQB certification is an advantage.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• Analytical thinking and problem-solving mindset.


• Strong planning, prioritization, and organizational skills.


• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional and distributed teams.