QA Lead

Jet2 Travel Technologies Pvt Ltd.; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Jet2 Travel Technologies Pvt Ltd. is looking for an experienced QA Engineer to lead the QA team in India. You will ensure high-quality testing and timely delivery, drive automation strategies, and collaborate cross-functionally to tackle challenges. Candidates should have over 10 years of QA experience with a solid background in automation and leadership.

The ideal candidate also possesses strong analytical skills, proven experience with Azure and AWS, and holds a degree in computer science or equivalent. Join us for a dynamic and innovative work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of QA Engineering and QA automation experience.
• 2+ years of leading software testing teams.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with test automation and BDD.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide QA team for high-quality, on-time delivery.
• Establish and execute comprehensive testing strategies.
• Collaborate with teams to address testing needs and track risks.

Skills

QA Engineering

QA Automation

C#

SQL Server

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/Doctorate in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

.NET frameworks

BDD

Job description

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Your ability to rise above, think and see beyond the here and now is matched only by your intellectual curiosity.
• You consider yourself to be a student of the world who thrives in an ever‑changing environment that holds within its new challenges and chances to prove your expertise.
• You level up when you have the opportunity to teach others and empower those around you to excel.
• Effectively translating business requirements into self‑running software to automate and make the best use of latest technology.
• Helping cross‑functional teams to solve for business problems and develop solutions that enable us to redefine a “best‑in‑class” customer experience.
• Encouraging the project teams that you oversee to work collaboratively and to aim for insight‑driven outcomes.

A Typical Day in Your Role

• Oversee and guide QA team to ensure high‑quality, on‑time delivery with maximum team utilization across sprints.
• Drive excellence in both manual and automation testing, ensuring adherence to best practices and industry standards.
• Establish and execute comprehensive testing strategies (functional, non‑functional, integration and regression) ensuring minimal defects and slippage.
• Drive the automation strategy to improve coverage, stability, and maintainability, while proposing innovative solutions to enhance efficiency and testing processes.
• Lead test planning, estimation, and execution in all testing phases/environments from requirement gathering till live release with a focus on reducing test effort variance and improving test cycle predictability.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to address testing needs, raise and resolve dependencies, and track risks to closure.
• Support in hiring, onboarding, mentoring and coaching QA team members, ensuring skill development through training, assessments and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure effective defect triage and management, with a focus on reducing defect slippage to production and maintaining high‑quality testing outcomes.
• Drive improvements in test processes, encourage innovation through workshops and hackathons, and implement new tools and frameworks to solve ongoing challenges.
• QA representative in all Agile and SAFE events, ensuring alignment with Agile release criteria and meeting team objectives in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Foster a collaborative, outcome‑focused culture, maintaining high team morale, promoting a "One Team" mindset, and supporting team engagement activities.

Essential Qualifications

• 10+ years of QA Engineering and QA automation experience.
• 2+ years of experience in leading software testing teams, establishing and executing comprehensive manual and automation strategies.
• 4+ years of hands‑on experience with test automation and BDD.
• Proficient in at least one programming language (ideally C#).
• Expertise in full‑stack web application testing and system integration testing.
• Proficient in different .NET frameworks and microservices architecture.
• 2+ years working in a DevOps and Agile environment.
• Proficient in database querying using SQL Server.
• Good analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s/Doctorate in Computer Science or equivalent.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience with Azure and AWS.
• Exposure to the containerised deployment model.
• Ability to work in a cross‑functional and cross‑domain environment and drive discussions with various leaders across the company.