Senior Software QA Engineer

Epiq Systems (Private) Limited; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Epiq is seeking a Lead QA Engineer to define and drive quality strategy across product teams. You will provide technical leadership in test planning, automation, release readiness, and defect governance, collaborating with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, and Delivery teams.

The role requires 8 to 12 years of software testing experience, expertise across UI and API testing, and hands-on automation using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, and Postman.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software testing or QA leadership.
• Strong hands-on web/API testing and automation.
• Experience with CI/CD and release readiness.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain QA strategy and quality approach.
• Define risk-based test plans and release criteria.
• Lead UI, API, integration, regression, and security testing.
• Design and govern test automation frameworks.
• Establish CI/CD quality gates and test reporting.
• Mentor QA Engineers and support onboarding.
• Communicate quality status to stakeholders.

Skills

QA engineering

Test automation

CI/CD

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Postman

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Postman

Newman

xUnit

Job description

At Epiq , your work contributes to complex, global legal outcomes. You'll join a values‑driven community where integrity guides decisions, relentless service sets the bar, and we thrive on big challenges together. We invest in your growth with enterprise‑wide learning and mobility. We celebrate who you are, and we respect life beyond work with flexibility that's recognized externally. Enabled by modern platforms and AI, you'll do the most meaningful work of your career and see your impact at scale.

Job Description:

Job Title: Lead QA Engineer

Employment Type: Full-time

Location and Work Arrangement: [hybrid pattern]

Experience: 8 to 12 years

Job Summary

The Senior QA Engineer is responsible for defining and driving the quality strategy across one or more product teams or programmes. This role provides technical leadership in test planning, automation, release readiness, defect governance, CI/CD quality gates, and continuous improvement of QA practices. The role partners closely with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, and Delivery stakeholders to ensure product quality is measured through clear evidence, risk‑based testing, reliable automation, and objective release criteria. The Lead QA Engineer also guides QA Engineers, promotes shift‑left quality practices, and helps improve engineering delivery confidence.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the QA strategy, standards, and quality approach for assigned products or programmes.
• Define risk‑based test plans, release entry and exit criteria, and quality evidence required for release readiness.
• Lead UI, API, integration, regression, exploratory, database, performance, security, and accessibility testing practices as appropriate.
• Design, review, and govern test automation frameworks using modern tools and maintainable engineering patterns.
• Establish CI/CD quality gates, automation reliability expectations, test reporting, and defect triage processes.
• Partner with Engineering teams to improve testability, observability, quality controls, and early defect prevention.
• Review open defects, unresolved risks, test coverage, and residual quality concerns before release decisions.
• Mentor QA Engineers, support onboarding, improve capability, and help develop consistent QA practices across teams.
• Use quality metrics and trends to identify systemic issues and recommend practical improvements.
• Communicate quality status, risks, decisions, and recommendations clearly to technical and business stakeholders.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Typically 8+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, or a comparable technical QA role.
• Strong hands‑on experience with test automation for web applications, APIs, and integration points.
• Experience with modern automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Postman, Newman, xUnit, or similar frameworks.
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated quality gates, test reporting, and release validation.
• Strong SQL and database validation skills, preferably with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or comparable relational databases.
• Experience defining test strategies, test plans, defect processes, and release‑readiness recommendations.
• Ability to review requirements, identify risks, improve acceptance criteria, and influence quality earlier in the delivery lifecycle.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain quality risks and recommendations to engineering and business stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring QA Engineers and supporting team capability development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Your specific salary will be determined based on several factors:

• Location-based market rate for the role
• Your abilities in relation to the job specification
• Performance during screening and interview
• Pay parity with the wider team in the considered location

Further details about the package will be provided during the initial screening call with the Talent Acquisition Team.

Epiq Leadership Compass

Fosters Relationships & Collaboration

Builds trust and alignment through open communication, shared goals, and strong partnerships to drive collective success.

Build trust‑based partnerships

Nurture long‑term relationships

Remove collaboration barriers

Celebrate cross‑team success

Engages & Influences

Inspires action and alignment through clear communication, purposeful influence, and a compelling vision.

Use storytelling to build buy‑in

Align communication with organizational goals

Guild alignment through strong engagement

Maximizes Performance

Sets and reinforce performance standards that drive results, ensure accountability, and align with Epiq's goals.

Use data to identify improvement opportunities

Make informed decisions

Align team goals with boarder strategy

Empower teams to manage their own goals

Translate vision into clear priorities

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