QA Lead

HuntingCube; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

HuntingCube is seeking an experienced Quality Engineering (QE) Lead - Automation to guide automation strategy, build scalable test frameworks, and embed quality into CI/CD in a product‑centric environment.

You will mentor QE teams, collaborate with engineering, product, and architecture, and drive shift-left testing, API/microservices testing, and AI‑assisted testing where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–10 years in QE with automation-first focus.
• Experience leading automation initiatives in product teams.
• Proven API and microservices testing expertise.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and test automation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute automation strategy for product platforms.
• Lead QE activities across integration, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Embed automated testing within CI/CD pipelines for fast feedback.
• Mentor QE engineers onshore and offshore teams.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and architecture to ensure quality gates.
• Drive performance, security, and non-functional testing where applicable.

Skills

Automation leadership

API testing

Microservices testing

CI/CD integration

SQL skills

Version control

Low-code automation

AI-enabled testing

Performance testing

Security testing awareness

Education

ISTQB / ISEB Foundation

Tools

Playwright

Karate

Git

Bitbucket

TeamCity

Job description

Job Description

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Quality Engineering (QE) Lead - Automation to lead quality engineering for complex, product‑centric platforms. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role, responsible for defining and executing automation strategy, building scalable test frameworks, embedding quality into CI/CD pipelines, and leading high‑performing QE teams within an Agile, product‑led delivery model.

The role combines technical depth, leadership, and strong collaboration with engineering, product, and architecture teams to ensure quality is built in from the earliest stages of development.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Quality Engineering Leadership

• Own and evolve the Quality Engineering and automation strategy aligned to productcentric delivery
• Lead QE activities across integration, system, endtoend, regression, and nonfunctional testing
• Act as the quality custodian, ensuring adherence to enterprise testing standards and quality gates
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to QE engineers (onshore and offshore)

Automation & Engineering Excellence

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks across UI, API, and integration layers
• Drive shiftleft testing and testability across development teams
• Embed automated testing within CI/CD pipelines, enabling fast and reliable feedback
• Lead API and microservicesled testing strategies
• Champion the use of modern tools, lowcode/nocode solutions, and AIassisted testing where appropriate

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Delivery & Stakeholder Management

• Take full ownership of QE planning, estimation, execution, and reporting within complex programmes and product teams
• Produce key test artefacts including Master Test Strategy and Test Completion Reports
• Monitor and publish test metrics, quality indicators, and risk assessments
• Manage and coordinate thirdparty/vendor QE resources
• Work closely with developers, architects, product owners, and IT stakeholders to ensure quality outcomes

Collaboration with Engineering Teams

• Work handinhand with developers throughout the development lifecycle to ensure quality isbuiltin
• Participate actively in requirements analysis, sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives
• Collaborate with developers to define test scenarios, acceptance criteria, and quality standards
• Provide continuous feedback on code quality, performance, and test coverage
• Foster a strong culture of shared ownership of quality

NonFunctional & Performance Engineering (Good to Have)

• Take a leading role in performance engineering within product teams
• Support security, vulnerability, and penetration testing activities as part of the wider quality strategy
• Control acceptance of software delivered by external suppliers

Core Skills (Aligned to SFIA v8)

• TEST – Functional Testing (Level 4)
• Selects and applies appropriate manual and automated testing approaches
• Designs and executes test plans and scalable automation frameworks
• Analyses and reports on test results, risks, and issues
• QUAS – Quality Assurance (Level 3)
• Supports audits and reviews of testing and quality control activities
• Assesses compliance with organisational standards and procedures
• BPTS – Acceptance Testing (Level 4)
• Defines and validates acceptance criteria aligned to functional and nonfunctional

Requirements

• Ensures systems deliver expected business outcomes
• METL – Methods and Tools (Level 3)
• Configures and supports testing methods and tools
• Maintains documentation and best practice guidance
• RELM – Release and Deployment (Level 4)
• Supports release planning and deployment assurance
• Maintains release processes and supporting tools

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Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong handson experience leading automationfirst Quality Engineering
• Proven expertise in API and microservices testing

Handson Experience With

• Playwright (TypeScript / JavaScript)
• Karate (API & integration testing)

• Strong experience embedding automation into CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working in Agile, productcentric delivery models
• Strong SQL skills (Oracle or equivalent)
• Experience with source control and build tools (e.g. Git, Bitbucket, TeamCity)
• Experience with lowcode / nocode automation tools
• Exposure to AIenabled testing approaches
• Performance testing and observability experience
• Security testing awareness (vulnerability / penetration testing)
• Productcompany background (vs purely projectbased delivery)

Qualifications & Professional Standards

• ISTQB / ISEB Foundation (minimum)

Strong Understanding Of

• Testing principles, techniques, and lifecycle models
• Enterprise testing standards and governance

Experience: 5–10 years overall, with minimum 2 years in a senior/lead QE role

Behavioural & Leadership Expectations

• Acts as a role model for Testing and Quality Engineering practices
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• High collaboration mindset with full endtoend delivery ownership
• Passionate about building highperforming QE teams
• Calm, decisive, and resilient under pressure
• Proactive, consultative, and transparent in approach
• Champions continuous improvement and knowledge sharing
• Ownership, initiative and positive approach (‘can-do’ attitude)
• Accepts change and manages the effects well
• Likes to develop individuals and to transfer knowledge widely

Required Skills

• ['Manual and Performance Testing']