Hybrid QA Team Lead: Test Design & Automation

Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company; Pittston (Luzerne County); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Dental plan

PTO

Holidays & floating holidays

Parental leave

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company is seeking a QA Team Lead to drive test design quality and delivery for a delivery team or product area. The Lead coordinates sprint testing, ensures automation alignment, and removes blockers while mentoring QA engineers.

This is a hybrid remote role with onsite Pittston, PA presence at least once every other month; candidates must live within driving distance of Pittston or Omaha for required meetings.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software QA with ownership of testing for complex features and releases.
• Strong test design including positive, negative, boundary, and integration scenarios.
• Knowledge of automation concepts and collaboration with automation engineers (Playwright preferred).
• Experience in Agile delivery teams and tools (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Ability to lead without authority and communicate risk clearly.
• Insurance domain experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead sprint-level test planning, execution, and release readiness for an assigned scrum or product team.
• Facilitate early test design with BAs and POs, translating acceptance criteria into Gherkin scenarios.
• Ensure test cases and validation plans are complete and aligned to delivery scope.
• Coordinate manual and automated testing across UI, API, integration, and end-to-end flows.
• Triaging, documenting, and driving defects to resolution with strong reproduction steps.
• Collaborate with automation engineers to prioritize automation opportunities.
• Provide clear status reporting to QA leadership and stakeholders.
• Mentor QA engineers on test design and defect investigation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in QA processes and standards.

Skills

QA leadership

Test design

Automation concepts

Playwright

Azure DevOps

Agile delivery

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Playwright

Azure DevOps

Job description

Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company is seeking a QA Team Lead to drive test design quality and delivery for a delivery team or product area. The Lead coordinates sprint testing, ensures automation alignment, and removes blockers while mentoring QA engineers.

This is a hybrid remote role with onsite Pittston, PA presence at least once every other month; candidates must live within driving distance of Pittston or Omaha for required meetings.