Senior QA Engineer

Simplify Alpha; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Simplify Alpha is seeking an experienced QA leader to design enterprise‑level test strategies, plans, and cases for complex, distributed systems. You will drive automation, review requirements, and mentor junior engineers.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, DevOps, and architecture teams to ensure QA is integrated across the SDLC, establish quality metrics, and uphold high standards for every release.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive knowledge of QA methodologies, SDLC, STLC, and Agile practices.
• Experience with test management, defect tracking, and requirements management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail.
• Hands-on expertise in manual testing, test automation, and at least one automation framework (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, Postman/Newman).
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner) and security testing fundamentals.

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 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 with engineering, product, DevOps, and architecture teams to ensure QA activities are integrated throughout the SDLC.
• Oversee regression testing, ensure timely bug verification, and maintain high-quality standards across releases.
• Manage and prioritize testing across multiple parallel workstreams with tight deadlines.
• Mentor, coach, and upskill junior and mid-level QA engineers, fostering 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.
• Advocate for quality and influence stakeholders on risks, trade‑offs, and release decisions.

Skills

QA leadership

Test strategy

Automation strategy

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

TestRail

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.