QA Lead - CB2

Bridgestone Americas; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas in Bengaluru seeks a Quality Engineer Lead to drive scalable test automation across APIs, GUI, and microservices using Tosca, Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, or similar tools.

You will mentor QA engineers, define risk-based test strategies, integrate tests into Azure DevOps CI/CD, and collaborate with Product, Development, Data, API, and Architecture teams within an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and test automation, including hands-on experience designing and implementing automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Tosca, Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, or similar automation frameworks.
• Experience with API/REST and microservices automation.
• Strong Python programming skills and automation framework design.
• Strong SQL skills and data validation.
• Experience with functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and performance testing.
• Experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and Git/GitHub.
• Experience with Tosca modules, Test Case Design, Test Plans, Execution, and Requirements Management.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum practices and cross-functional teamwork.
• Strong communication and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks using Tosca, Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, or similar technologies.
• Design and execute end-to-end automation across APIs, web services, GUI applications, microservices, with API automation.
• Develop automation solutions using Python and/or other languages, following best practices.
• Define risk-based test strategies, test cases, execution plans, automation coverage, and quality metrics.
• Validate databases, SQL results, JSON responses, API contracts, and data flows for data integrity.
• Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing.
• Lead defect analysis, root-cause analysis, and quality improvements across applications and data products.
• Collaborate with Product, Development, Data, API, Architecture, and Business teams in Agile, mentoring QA engineers.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Automation

Python

API automation

SQL

Agile/Scrum

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Git/GitHub

Azure DevOps

Tosca

Cypress

Selenium

Playwright

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Tosca

Cypress

Selenium

Playwright

Azure DevOps

Git/GitHub

Job description

QUALITY ENGINEER LEAD

Overview Of Role

• Lead the design and development of scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks using Tosca, Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, or similar automation technologies, with reusable and configurable components.
• Design and execute end-to-end automation across APIs, web services, GUI applications, microservices, with strong hands-on experience in API automation.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Python and/or other relevant programming languages, following coding standards, framework best practices, and maintainable design principles.
• Define risk-based test strategies, test cases, execution plans, automation coverage, and quality metrics across functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
• Validate databases, SQL results, JSON responses, API contracts, schemas, and end-to-end data flows to ensure data integrity and application quality.
• Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing, deployment, reporting, and quality gates.
• Lead defect analysis, troubleshooting, test reporting, root-cause analysis, and continuous quality improvements across applications and data products.
• Collaborate with Product, Development, Data, API, Architecture, and Business teams in a cross-functional Agile environment, while mentoring QA engineers and driving consistent automation practices.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and test automation, including hands-on experience designing and implementing automation frameworks.
• Strong experience with one or more automation frameworks such as Tosca, Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, or similar technologies, with the ability to evaluate and implement appropriate automation approaches.
• Strong experience with API/REST and microservices automation, including validation of API responses, contracts, schemas, and integration flows.
• Strong Python programming skills and understanding of automation framework design, reusable components, and maintainable test automation practices.
• Strong SQL skills and experience validating database data, data transformations, and end-to-end data flows.
• Experience with functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and performance testing, including riskbased test planning and automation strategy.
• Experience integrating automated testing with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and working with Git/GitHub or similar version-control tools.
• Experience with Tosca modules, Test Case Design, Test Plans, Execution, and Requirements Management.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum practices and experience working with cross-functional engineering and business teams.
• Strong communication, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, with experience providing technical guidance and mentoring to QA engineers.

Or Equivalent Capabilities In Other Automation Frameworks

Preferred Qualifications

• Tosca Automation Specialist Level 1/2 certification.
• Experience with Tosca Service Virtualization, qTest, CI agents, or similar test management and service virtualization tools.
• Hands-on experience with Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, or other modern web automation frameworks.
• Experience with test data management, service virtualization, and automated test environment management.
• Experience with JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar test and work management platforms.
• Experience automating complex end-to-end GUI, API, microservices, and data-driven applications.
• Experience with performance testing tools and optimization of large-scale automated test suites.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.