QA Lead

Valiant Technologies LLC; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Alpharetta, GA seeks an experienced QA Lead to guide a team of 4 for complex automation projects. You will design and implement robust test strategies across Java-based frameworks, UI and mobile automation, API testing, and CI/CD integrations.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of QA hands-on experience, strong leadership, excellent communication, and a proactive problem-solving mindset to ensure quality in a global, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on QA experience with ability to lead a team of 4 QA professionals.
• Strong Java programming skills and automation test design.
• Experience with UI and mobile automation and API testing.
• Proficient in SQL and test data management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 4-person QA team and plan testing activities.
• Develop and maintain Java-based automation frameworks.
• Design test strategies for UI, mobile, API, and CI/CD.
• Coordinate with global teams and stakeholders.

Skills

QA Leadership

Java

Automation Testing

Selenium

Appium

API Testing

SQL

Cucumber BDD

CI/CD

Agile/DevOps

Communication

Tools

Selenium

Appium

Rest-Assured

HTTP Client

JIRA

Jenkins

Gradle

TestNG

Job description

• 8+ years of hands-on QA experience with ability to lead a team of 4 QA professionals.
• Expertise in Java programing language above Java8
• Practical experience with Automation testing and coding skills in Core Java
• Practical knowledge of one UI & Mobile automation tool (Selenium, Appium etc.).
• Proficient in API Testing with any automation tool (Rest-Assured/HTTP Client).
• Strong SQL experience with various databases.
• Practical automation frameworks experience in Gherkins-Cucumber (BDD).
• Experience in Agile methodology and DevOps with Integrating automated tests in Continuous Integration and Delivery pipeline.
• Good communication skills to work effectively in a global team.
• Self-motivated, problem solver.
• Willingness to learn and grow.
• Creation and execution of complex automated test scripts for testing business critical automation scripts using tools such as Java based Framework, Java, Selenium, Cucumber BDD, TestNG, Gradle and Jenkins.
• Need to possess Java development experience and have contributed towards the Framework creation/customization based on the requirements
• Test planning and Estimation of projects using TCP Estimation Methodology.
• Maintaining all project requirements and execution details on Test Management Tool JIRA. Reviewing Test Cases, Performing root cause analysis (RCA) for production defects.
• Perform failure analysis for mobile automation, scripts analyze and identify test cases feasible for automation.
• Sharing the Daily Status Report with project stakeholders and providing Go/No-Go decisions for production releases.
• Involved in Agile Process from attending Scrum Call, Backlog Grooming and Sprint Planning & Sprint Retrospective for all the deliverables

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