Senior QA Lead (10+ Years of Experience)

AagatiServe Pvt Ltd; Delhi; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Delhi is seeking an experienced Senior QA Lead. The role focuses on driving end-to-end quality assurance for large-scale projects. You'll be responsible for defining testing strategies, managing QA teams, and ensuring high-quality software delivery. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of QA experience, strong leadership skills, and a background in enterprise or government projects. This position offers opportunities for growth and collaboration in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in software quality assurance.
• Proven experience leading a QA team of 5+ members.
• Experience in government or large-scale enterprise projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements to design comprehensive testing strategies.
• Lead functional, integration, system, and usability testing activities.
• Manage and mentor a QA team for quality standards.
• Work closely with clients to understand requirements.
• Collaborate on testing within CI/CD pipelines.
• Prepare QA reports and identify quality risks.

Skills

Functional Testing

API Testing

Database Testing

Automation Testing

Performance/Load Testing

Security Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics or related field

MCA

Tools

JIRA

TestRail

Zephyr

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Senior QA Lead to drive end-to-end quality assurance initiatives across large-scale enterprise and government technology projects. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining testing strategies, managing QA teams, and ensuring the delivery of secure, reliable, and high-quality software solutions.

The role requires strong expertise in manual and automation testing, QA governance, and collaboration with cross-functional teams including development, DevOps, and business stakeholders. The candidate will act as a key bridge between technical teams, project management, and clients to ensure quality standards are met throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Strategy & Planning: Analyze business and technical requirements to design comprehensive testing strategies. Develop detailed QA documentation including Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Defect Reports, and Test Summary Reports.
• End-to-End Testing Management: Lead and oversee functional, integration, system, and usability testing activities. Ensure effective defect tracking, root cause analysis, and resolution management.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Manage and mentor a QA team of testers and analysts. Allocate testing tasks and review test artifacts to ensure quality standards are maintained.
• Client & Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with clients and internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and pain points. Translate requirements into actionable QA strategies.
• DevOps & CI/CD Integration: Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to integrate testing within CI/CD pipelines. Implement automated testing practices and ensure quality gates.
• Quality Reporting & Governance: Prepare and present QA reports, dashboards, and testing metrics to leadership teams. Identify quality risks and implement process improvements.

Required Skills

• Core Testing Skills: Functional Testing, API Testing, Database Testing.
• Tools & Methodologies: Test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr). Experience in Agile/Scrum and CI/CD pipelines.
• Preferred Knowledge: Automation Testing, Performance / Load Testing, Security Testing.

Experience & Education

• Experience: Minimum 10+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with proven experience leading a QA team of 5+ members. Experience in government or large-scale enterprise projects is preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, or related field, or MCA.

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