Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Amtechsoftware; India; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Amtech is seeking a technically accomplished Senior QA Engineer to lead quality engineering for complex projects and architectural changes. You will define test strategies, design scalable Playwright automation solutions, and drive independent release-readiness decisions.

This role requires deep expertise in manual testing, API and database validation, distributed systems, and performance testing, with a focus on AI-enabled testing techniques across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Typically,5-9 years of progressive software Quality Engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in manual, exploratory, API, database, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Playwright and JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience designing or enhancing automation frameworks and integrating them with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, SQL, Git, code reviews, and distributed system testing.
• Hands-on experience with performance and load-testing tools such as JMeter, k6, Gatling, or Locust.
• Experience analyzing logsand infrastructure metrics.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, containers, and observability tools is preferred.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, risk-based testing, defect leakage, RCA, and release management.
• Experience with AI-assisted testing and validation of AI-enabled functionality.
• Strong technical judgment, mentoring, communication, and stakeholder-influence skills.

Responsibilities

• Own quality strategy, risk assessment, test coverage, and release readiness for complex projects and epics.
• Lead requirement, solution, and design reviews toidentifyquality and testabilityrisks.
• Define risk-based coverage across manual, exploratory, API, database, integration, migration, performance, resilience, and end-to-end testing.
• Provide evidence-based release recommendations and clearly communicate residual risks.
• Design and enhance scalable Playwright automation using JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Build reusable framework components, fixtures,test datautilities, API automation, and reporting capabilities.
• Review automation code and improve reliability, maintainability, execution speed, and test stability.
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines and defineappropriate qualitygates.
• Lead root-cause analysis for escaped defects, recurring failures, automation instability, and performance regressions.
• Drive corrective actions that reduce defect leakage, regression time, and maintenance effort.
• Track quality metrics including defect trends, automation stability, performance, and release confidence.
• Use approved AI tools for test design, automation,test datageneration, and defect analysis.
• Validate AI-enabled functionality for accuracy, reliability, consistency, and failure handling.
• Mentor Quality Engineers and represent Quality Engineering in architecture, design, and release-readiness forums.

Skills

Playwright automation

JavaScript/TypeScript

CI/CD integration

REST APIs

SQL

Git

Automation framework design

Mentoring

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Playwright

CI/CD pipelines

JMeter

Locust

Gatling

Job description

About Vista Equity Partners

Vista Equity Partners is a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses. With over $100B in assets under management and a portfolio of 90+ software product companies worldwide, Vista accelerates growth through operational excellence, shared expertise, and long-term partnership. In India, Vista's presence continues to expand with 45+ portfolio companies employing more than 17,000 professionals across technology, product, customer success, and operations - reinforcing India's strategic role as a hub of innovation and talent within the Vista ecosystem.

Through its Agentic AI Factory, Vista is embedding Generative AI across its global portfolio - enabling companies to integrate intelligent, responsible AI into products, operations, and decision-making. This initiative is strengthened through portfolio-wide learning programs, leadership workshops, and AI hackathons that foster innovation, build fluency, and accelerate practical AI adoption across teams.

About Amtech

Amtech is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for the packaging, printing, and manufacturing industries. Our integrated systems streamline order management, production planning, scheduling, inventory, and business analytics - empowering customers to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and improve operational performance. With a strong commitment to innovation and customer success, Amtech delivers reliable technology backed by deep industry expertise.

With Vista's investment and strategic guidance, we combine the agility of a growing technology organization with the scale, stability, and career mobility of a global software ecosystem.

Our Employee Value Proposition

At Amtech, our people are our greatest differentiator. We create an environment where you can:

Purpose

Shape the future of manufacturing and supply chain operations by delivering mission-critical enterprise software used by industry-leading organizations.

Growth

Access continuous learning, leadership development, and cross-portfolio opportunities through Vista's global network - accelerating both technical and managerial career paths.

Culture

Work in a collaborative, transparent, and people-first environment where values, accountability, and integrity guide every decision.

Innovation

Engage with cutting-edge technologies, including AI-driven automation, and contribute to modernizing financial systems and operational processes across the business.

Role Description

Amtech is seeking a technically accomplished Senior QA Engineer to lead quality engineering for complex projects, major product capabilities, architectural changes, and cross-functional initiatives.

The Senior QA Engineer will define comprehensive test strategies, design scalable Playwright automation solutions, establish CI/CD quality controls, and make independent release-readiness recommendations. This role requires deep expertise in manual testing, test automation, API and database validation, distributed-system testing, performance and load testing, cloud-based applications, observability, and production-quality risk management.

The Senior QA Engineer will also evaluate AI-enabled product functionality and improve the use of AI-assisted techniques across the testing lifecycle.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Quality Strategy and Testing

• Own quality strategy, risk assessment, test coverage, and release readiness for complex projects and epics.
• Lead requirement, solution, and design reviews toidentifyquality and testabilityrisks.
• Define risk-based coverage across manual, exploratory, API, database, integration, migration, performance, resilience, and end-to-end testing.
• Provide evidence-based release recommendations and clearly communicate residual risks.

Automation and Technical Engineering

• Design and enhance scalable Playwright automation using JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Build reusable framework components, fixtures,test datautilities, API automation, and reporting capabilities.
• Review automation code and improve reliability, maintainability, execution speed, and test stability.
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines and defineappropriate qualitygates.

Performance and Non-Functional Testing

• Understandingofnon-functionaland performance issues(Nicetohave)
• Ability to understand performance KPIs (Nice to have)

Quality Improvement and Leadership

• Lead root-cause analysis for escaped defects, recurring failures, automation instability, and performance regressions.
• Drive corrective actions that reduce defect leakage, regression time, and maintenance effort.
• Track quality metrics including defect trends, automation stability, performance, and release confidence.
• Use approved AI tools for test design, automation,test datageneration, and defect analysis.
• Validate AI-enabled functionality for accuracy, reliability, consistency, and failure handling.
• Mentor Quality Engineers and represent Quality Engineering in architecture, design, and release-readiness forums.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, ora relateddiscipline, or equivalent experience.
• Typically,5-9 years of progressive software Quality Engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in manual, exploratory, API, database, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Playwright and JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience designing or enhancing automation frameworks and integrating them with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, SQL, Git, code reviews, anddistributed systemtesting.
• Hands-on experience with performance and load-testing tools such as JMeter, k6, Gatling, or Locust.
• Experience analyzing logsand infrastructure metrics.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, containers, and observability tools is preferred.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, risk-based testing, defect leakage, RCA, and release management.
• Experience with AI-assisted testing and validation of AI-enabled functionality.
• Strong technical judgment, mentoring, communication, and stakeholder-influence skills.

Why Join Amtech

At Amtech, you will drive meaningful financial impact in a growing enterprise software organization while benefiting from Vista's world-class ecosystem. You'll collaborate with talented peers, leverage cross-portfolio learning programs, and help shape the future of Amtech's financial operations and systems. Build your career with Amtech - backed by the strength, scale, and innovation culture of Vista.