QA Test Lead

KogniVera IT Solutions Private Limited; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kognivera is seeking a hands-on Technical QA Lead with 8+ years in software testing, automation, and team leadership. The role covers end-to-end testing, automation, and production issue management across Web and Windows apps, with experience in retail-like domains such as POS, EMS, and e-commerce preferred.

You will mentor the QA team, drive automation frameworks, collaborate with development and support teams, and leverage AI aids for test generation and debugging.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
• Strong experience in QA team leadership with hands-on technical involvement.
• Experience in Windows/Desktop application testing and automation.
• Strong SQL knowledge, including complex queries, joins, subqueries, and CTEs.
• Experience with JIRA and other test management tools.
• Experience in production support, defect triage, and root cause analysis.
• Good customer communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Practical exposure to AI tools and their application in software testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the QA team, including task allocation, mentoring, training, and performance monitoring.
• Drive end-to-end testing activities, including functional, regression, integration, and automation testing.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks for both Web and Windows applications.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium / Playwright and API testing using Postman.
• Handle customer calls, communicate testing progress, and provide clear QA status reports.
• Lead complex production issue triage, identify reproduction steps, analyze potential root causes, and suggest solutions.
• Lead the application support track, manage incidents, monitor SLAs, and coordinate issue resolution.
• Perform database validation and troubleshooting using SQL.
• Drive AI adoption in QA activities, leveraging AI tools for test case generation, automation scripting, debugging, defect analysis, and productivity improvement.
• Coordinate with development, business, and support teams to ensure application quality and stability.

Skills

QA leadership

Automation testing

Selenium

Playwright

SQL

Windows testing

API testing

Postman

JIRA

Production support

AI in QA

Education

B.E./B.Tech or MCA

Tools

JIRA

Postman

Selenium

Playwright

Job description

Application: Web and Windows-based Applications

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on Technical QA Lead with 8+ years of experience in software testing, automation, and team leadership. The candidate should be capable of leading the QA team while actively contributing to automation, technical troubleshooting, production issue management, and application support.

Experience in retail applications covering POS, Product Management, Sales Order Management, Logistics, and E-commerce is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the QA team, including task allocation, mentoring, training, and performance monitoring.
• Drive end-to-end testing activities, including functional, regression, integration, and automation testing.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks for both Web and Windows applications.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium / Playwright and API testing using Postman.
• Handle customer calls, communicate testing progress, and provide clear QA status reports.
• Lead complex production issue triage, identify reproduction steps, analyze potential root causes, and suggest solutions.
• Lead the application support track, manage incidents, monitor SLAs, and coordinate issue resolution.
• Perform database validation and troubleshooting using SQL; should be capable of
• Drive AI adoption in QA activities, leveraging AI tools for test case generation, automation scripting, debugging, defect analysis, and productivity improvement.
• Coordinate with development, business, and support teams to ensure application quality and stability.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
• Strong experience in QA team leadership with hands‑on technical involvement.
• Experience in Windows/Desktop application testing and automation.
• Strong SQL knowledge, including complex queries, joins, subqueries, and CTEs.
• Experience with JIRA and other test management tools.
• Experience in production support, defect triage, and root cause analysis.
• Good customer communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Practical exposure to AI tools and their application in software testing.

Good to Have

• Performance and load testing experience using JMeter or any relevant tools.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation integration.
• Strong understanding of Retail / Retail E-commerce business processes, especially POS, Logistics, Product Management, and Sales Order Management.

Educational Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer science/engineering / MCA with strong academic records.