Senior QA Engineer

Simplify Alpha™; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Simplify Alpha™ seeks an accomplished QA Leader to design and execute enterprise‑level test strategies across large distributed systems in an India-based setting. You will drive automation, governance, and best practices across multiple teams, aligning with product goals and architectural designs.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with DevOps and architecture teams, and champion quality across the SDLC to ensure reliable releases and strong product integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 8–10 years in software quality assurance or test leadership.
• Proven ability to define, implement, and govern QA processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise‑level test strategies, test plans, and test cases for complex, large‑scale, distributed systems.
• Establish, refine, and enforce QA processes, quality frameworks, and engineering best practices across multiple teams.
• Drive QA automation strategy with advanced tools and frameworks to improve coverage and efficiency.
• Review requirements, specifications, and architecture to ensure testability and quality.
• Analyze test results, identify systemic issues, and recommend improvements for reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, DevOps, and architecture teams to integrate QA into the SDLC.
• Oversee regression testing, ensure timely bug verification, and maintain quality across releases.
• Prioritize testing efforts across parallel workstreams and meet deadlines.
• Mentor and upskill junior/mid QA engineers, fostering ownership and continuous improvement.
• Define and track quality metrics, dashboards, and release readiness reports.
• Lead test automation, performance, security testing, CI/CD integration, and environment optimization.
• Demonstrate advanced SQL skills and work with APIs, integrations, and backend services.
• Act as a quality advocate, influence stakeholders on risks, trade‑offs, and releases.

Skills

QA methodologies

Test management

Automation frameworks

CI/CD

API testing

SQL queries

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

TestRail

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Appium

Postman/Newman

JMeter

LoadRunner

Job description

Lead the design and implementation of enterprise level test strategies, test plans, and test cases for complex, large scale, and distributed systems.

Experience: 8–10 years

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise‑level test strategies, test plans, and test cases for complex, large‑scale, and distributed systems.


• Establish, refine, and enforce QA processes, quality frameworks, and engineering best practices across multiple teams and projects.


• Drive QA automation strategy by identifying, evaluating, and implementing advanced tools, technologies, and automation frameworks to enhance coverage and efficiency.


• Review, challenge, and validate business requirements, technical specifications, and architectural designs to ensure testability and quality compliance.


• Perform advanced analysis of test results, identify systemic issues, and recommend strategic improvements to enhance product reliability and performance.


• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, DevOps, and architecture teams to ensure seamless integration of QA activities throughout the SDLC.


• Oversee regression testing, ensure timely bug verification, and maintain high‑quality standards across releases.


• Manage and prioritize testing efforts across multiple parallel workstreams, ensuring timely delivery under tight deadlines.


• Mentor, coach, and upskill junior and mid-level QA engineers, fostering a culture of quality, ownership, and continuous improvement.


• Define and track quality metrics, dashboards, and reports to measure product readiness and team effectiveness.


• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for test automation, performance testing, security testing, CI/CD integration, and environment optimization.


• Demonstrate advanced SQL skills and work with APIs, integrations, and backend services for end‑to‑end validation.


• Act as a quality advocate, influencing stakeholders and leadership on quality risks, trade‑offs, and release decisions.

Skills And Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Technical Expertise

• Deep understanding of QA methodologies, SDLC, STLC, and Agile practices.


• Extensive experience with test management, defect tracking, and requirements management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail).


• Strong hands‑on expertise in manual testing, test automation, and at least one automation framework (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, Postman/Newman).


• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner) and security testing fundamentals.


• Strong exposure to CI/CD pipelines and ability to integrate automated tests with DevOps workflows.


• Good knowledge of API testing, microservices testing, database testing, and writing advanced SQL queries.


• Experience working with distributed systems, cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), and containerized environments is a strong plus.

Soft Skills

• Excellent analytical, debugging, and critical thinking skills.


• Strong leadership, decision‑making, and ownership mindset.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines effectively.


• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present quality insights and influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.


• Strong mentoring and team‑building abilities, fostering a collaborative and quality‑focused environment.