Senior QA Tester / QA Lead

RECRUIT EXPRESS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Singapore is looking for a QA Lead to implement and enforce QA charter across all IT projects. This role involves developing comprehensive test strategies, collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance, and mentoring QA team members. The ideal candidate should have proven experience in manual and automated testing, strong skills with testing tools, and a solid understanding of performance and security testing methodologies. Interested candidates should apply via email.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in manual and automated testing for web, mobile, and backend APIs.
• Proficient with automation and API testing tools.
• Skilled in performance/load testing and interpreting performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of QA charter across projects.
• Develop test strategies including various testing types.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure compliance before go-live.

Skills

Manual testing

Automated testing

Performance testing

Security testing

API testing

Analytical skills

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Postman

JMeter

Azure DevOps

Jira Xray

Job description

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• QA Charter Implementation: Lead the adoption and enforcement of the QA Charter across all IT projects (applications, backend APIs, and integrated systems), including CSA-aligned security testing.
• Test Strategy & Planning: Develop and maintain comprehensive test strategies covering functional, regression, integration, backend API, load/performance, negative scenarios, and security compliance testing.
• Backend API & Microservices Testing: Validate API functional accuracy, performance, and CSA-compliant security controls (authentication, authorisation, encryption, rate limiting, logging).
• Load & Performance Testing: Ensure all projects meet defined performance benchmarks; identify and address bottlenecks.
• Security Testing: Work closely with the security team to test against CSA-prescribed controls for web, mobile, and APIs; track remediation of vulnerabilities. Implement API security testing with OWASP Top 10 coverage.
• Automation Leadership: Design, implement, and maintain test automation frameworks; integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Documentation & Traceability: Ensure test cases are mapped to business requirements and security controls, maintaining traceability from requirements to defects.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with Product, Development, Security, and PMO teams to embed QA checks into stage gates and ensure project compliance before go‑live.
• Team Leadership: Mentor and guide QA team members, setting quality standards and ensuring consistent execution.
• Any other ad‑hoc duties as assigned by the supervisors.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES

• Proven experience in manual and automated testing for web, mobile, and backend APIs.
• Proficient with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Appium, JUnit, TestNG, Tosca) and API testing tools (e.g., Postman, Newman, REST Assured).
• Skilled in performance/load testing (e.g., JMeter, NeoLoad) and interpreting performance metrics.
• Knowledge of security testing methodologies, including OWASP and CSA‑prescribed controls.
• Familiar with DevOps toolchains (e.g., Bamboo, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) and test management platforms (e.g., TestRail, Jira Xray, Zephyr).
• Strong analytical skills for diagnosing complex defects and identifying process improvements.
• Experience with backend and database testing, validating data integrity and system integration flows.
• Familiarity with AI‑powered QA tools or AI model validation is a plus.

Interested applicants please send your resume to [e-mail]

Venessa Goh Wee Ni

Recruit Express Pte Ltd

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.