QA Lead

TriWinz Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; Thiruvananthapuram; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

TriWinz Technologies Pvt. Ltd. in Thiruvananthapuram seeks a QA Lead to own QA strategy, planning, and quality gates across all Scrum pods.

You will drive automation directions for UI (Selenium/Playwright) and API testing, and manage governance including defect management and release sign-off. The role requires 10+ years in QA with 4+ years leading distributed teams, mentoring QA engineers, and maintaining traceability from requirements to tests while coordinating with DevOps for test data and

Qualifications

• 10+ years in QA/testing experience.
• 4+ years leading QA across distributed teams.
• Experience directing and mentoring QA Engineers across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the test strategy and master test plan across all pods — functional, integration, regression, and non-functional streams.
• Lead defect governance — triage cadence, severity standards, and release quality gates.
• Provide release quality sign-off with documented evidence against acceptance criteria.
• Direct and mentor the QA Engineers embedded in each Scrum pod.
• Maintain requirement-to-test traceability with the Lead Business Analyst.
• Coordinate test environment and test data needs with the DevOps Lead, including data-privacy-compliant test data practices.
• Produce quality metrics reporting for the Engineering Manager and Engineering Leader.

Skills

QA leadership

Test automation

Quality metrics

Mentorship

Education

ISTQB Advanced/Expert certification

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Job description

The QA Lead owns QA strategy and planning, quality assurance, test automation, and quality metrics reporting across all Scrum pods — setting the quality bar and automation direction for the QA Engineers embedded within each pod.Strategy: Authored master test plans and quality gates on contract-governed deliveries.Automation: Hands-on automation framework design — UI (Selenium/Playwright) and API layers.Governance: Formal defect management, metrics, and release sign-off ownership.Mentorship: Experience directing and mentoring QA engineers embedded across multiple teams.Domain: QA leadership in regulated or high-assurance environments.

Experience · 10+ years in QA/testing with 4+ years leading QA across distributed teams/pods.

Department

Development

Location

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Job type

Contract

Work from office

Responsibilities

• Own the test strategy and master test plan across all pods — functional, integration, regression, and non-functional streams.
• Lead defect governance — triage cadence, severity standards, and release quality gates.
• Provide release quality sign-off with documented evidence against acceptance criteria.
• Direct and mentor the QA Engineers embedded in each Scrum pod, including the Data Migration pod's QA Engineer.
• Maintain requirement-to-test traceability with the Lead Business Analyst.
• Coordinate test environment and test data needs with the DevOps Lead, including data-privacy-compliant test data practices.
• Produce quality metrics reporting for the Engineering Manager and Engineering Leader.

Requirements

Skills and experience that will help you succeed.

Qualifications and certifications

Education and credentials that support this role.

Nice to have

Bonus strengths — not required, but valued.

ISTQB Advanced/Expert certification.