Lead QA Developer

Unified Consultancy Services; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is looking for a Lead QA Developer to ensure the quality of code before production. This role involves defining automated testing strategies, establishing quality standards, and partnering with architects and developers to ensure testability. The ideal candidate must have strong Python skills, experience in large-scale network environments, and a good understanding of test automation frameworks. This position offers a chance to lead continuous improvement efforts in QA processes.

Qualifications

• Proven Python coding ability with experience in production quality.
• Experience working in large-scale network environments and service workflows.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks like pytest.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain automated testing strategies and frameworks.
• Establish quality standards and test coverage requirements.
• Partner with architects and developers for solution design testability.
• Review requirements and designs for gaps and risks.
• Lead defect root-cause analysis for continuous improvement.

Skills

Python expertise

Understanding of large-scale network environments

Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks

APIs testing and mocking

Strong documentation and communication skills

Tools

pytest

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Overview

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The Lead QA Developer serves as the final quality gate for all code promoted to production. This role owns the end-to-end testing strategy and ensures all releases meet defined business, quality, and operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain automated testing strategies and frameworks (unit, integration, regression, system).
• Establish and enforce quality standards, test coverage requirements, and release readiness criteria.
• Partner early with architects and developers to embed testability into solution design.
• Review requirements and designs to identify gaps, risks, and unvalidated business assumptions.
• Lead defect root-cause analysis and drive continuous improvement across development and QA processes.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong Python expertise with the ability to review and critique production-quality code.
• Deep understanding of large-scale network environments and service workflows.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., pytest), CI/CD pipelines, and API testing/mocking.
• Experience validating systems that integrate with APIs, network devices, and distributed systems.
• Strong documentation and communication skills to support release and quality governance decisions.