QA Lead

OP Lab; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Accident Insurance

Job summary

OP Lab is seeking a highly skilled QA Lead to drive quality across UI, API, and microservices within a fast-paced engineering team.

You will champion functional and non-functional testing, implement BDD with Cucumber, and build robust automation using Selenium and JavaScript, while mentoring others and coordinating with cross-functional teams in an Agile setting.

Qualifications

• Hands-on QA lead with experience across UI, API, and microservices.
• Strong knowledge of functional and non-functional testing, including performance.
• Experience with BDD using Cucumber and automation frameworks.
• Ability to mentor QA engineers and drive quality culture.
• Experience in Agile environments and cloud testing on AWS.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own the overall QA strategy, ensuring high-quality delivery across all phases of development.
• Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test strategies for functional and non-functional testing.
• Drive behavior-driven development (BDD) practices using Cucumber for UI and backend automation.
• Implement and maintain automated test frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber, JavaScript, and related technologies.
• Perform and oversee testing at multiple levels: UI, API, integration, system, and UAT.
• Conduct performance, load, and stress testing using JMeter and analyze results to identify bottlenecks.
• Ensure quality coverage for applications built on Java, Node.js, and microservices architectures.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams in Agile to identify risks and improve testability.
• Mentor QA engineers, promoting best practices and a strong quality culture.
• Leverage AWS exposure to support testing strategies in cloud environments.
• Communicate test results, quality metrics, and risks clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

QA leadership

Test strategy

BDD

Automation testing

Performance testing

Agile

Mentor/coach

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Selenium

Cucumber

JavaScript

JMeter

AWS

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated QA Lead with strong expertise in functional and application-level software testing to join a dynamic and highly talented engineering team. This role will be instrumental in building next-generation automation products and services from the ground up. The ideal candidate is passionate about quality engineering, thrives in fast-paced startup environments, and enjoys solving complex problems creatively. As a QA Lead, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, influence quality strategy, and help ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable software solutions while wearing multiple hats as needed.

Role Overview

The QA Lead will be responsible for driving quality engineering efforts across the product lifecycle, defining testing strategies, and leading both manual and automated testing initiatives. This role requires hands-on technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and the ability to work closely with developers, product owners, and stakeholders in an Agile environment. You will guide the team in adopting best practices in functional and non-functional testing, behavior-driven development (BDD), and test automation while ensuring quality standards are met across frontend, backend, and microservices-based applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and own the overall QA strategy, ensuring high-quality delivery across all phases of development.
• Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test strategies for functional and non-functional testing.
• Drive behavior-driven development (BDD) practices using tools such as Cucumber for both UI and backend automation.
• Implement and maintain automated test frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber, JavaScript, and related technologies.
• Perform and oversee testing at multiple levels, including UI, API, integration, system, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Conduct performance, load, and stress testing using tools such as JMeter and analyze results to identify bottlenecks.
• Ensure quality coverage for applications built on Java, Node.js, and microservices architectures.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams in an Agile environment to identify risks, improve testability, and enhance overall product quality.
• Mentor and guide QA engineers, promoting best practices, continuous improvement, and a strong quality culture.
• Leverage AWS exposure to support testing strategies in cloud-based environments.
• Communicate test results, quality metrics, and risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Health Insurance, Accident Insurance.
• The salary will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in OP monthly team meetings, and participate in team-building efforts.
• Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
• Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
• Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.

About Us

OP is a technology consulting and solutions company, offering advisory and managed services, innovative platforms, and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields - including AI, cyber security, enterprise architecture, and beyond. Our most valuable asset is our people: dynamic, creative thinkers, who are passionate about doing quality work. As a member of the OP team, you will have access to industry-leading consulting practices, strategies & and technologies, innovative training & education. An ideal OP team member is a technology leader with a proven track record of technical excellence and a strong focus on process and methodology.