QA Lead

OmegaHires; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

OmegaHires in Phoenix, AZ seeks an experienced QA Lead to drive testing across API, UI, and automation initiatives. You will own test strategy, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product Owners in an Agile environment.

The role requires hands-on testing with Karate, Postman, and Playwright, plus integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines and delivering metrics on quality and release readiness.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Software QA/testing experience required.
• Proven leadership in QA with API/UI testing and automation.
• Hands-on with Karate, Postman, and Playwright.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA activities across API, UI, and integration testing.
• Design and execute API test automation using Karate and Postman.
• Develop and maintain UI automation with Playwright.
• Perform manual UI testing to validate functionality and workflows.
• Create test plans, scenarios, cases, and automation suites.
• Analyze requirements for coverage and risks.
• Lead defect tracking and collaborate with development teams.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD and promote continuous testing.
• Provide QA status and release-readiness updates.

Skills

QA Lead

API testing

UI testing

Test automation

Manual UI Testing

Karate

Postman

Playwright

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Git

Tools

Karate

Postman

Playwright

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Git

Job description

We are seeking an experienced QA Lead with strong expertise in API testing, UI testing, and test automation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Karate and Postman for API testing, along with Manual UI testing and Playwright automation. The QA Lead will drive test strategy, automation, defect management, and quality initiatives across the application lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead QA activities across functional, integration, regression, API, and UI testing.
• Design and execute API test automation using Karate and perform API validation using Postman.
• Develop and maintain UI automation frameworks using Playwright.
• Perform manual UI testing to validate functionality, usability, workflows, and business requirements.
• Create comprehensive test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and automation suites.
• Analyze requirements and identify test coverage, risks, and potential quality issues.
• Lead defect identification, investigation, tracking, and resolution with development teams.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing.
• Review test results, identify recurring issues, and drive improvements in test coverage and quality.
• Collaborate with Developers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, and other stakeholders in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Mentor QA engineers and establish best practices for manual and automated testing.
• Provide QA status, defect metrics, test coverage, risks, and release-readiness updates to stakeholders.

Required Skills

• 7+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance / Testing, with experience in a QA Lead or Senior QA role.
• Strong hands-on experience in API testing and automation.
• Karate – API test automation and framework development.
• Postman – API validation, collections, environments, scripting, and test execution.
• Playwright – UI test automation and framework development.
• Strong Manual UI Testing experience, including functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with test automation frameworks, reusable test components, and test data management.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, HTTP methods, JSON/XML, authentication, and API validation.
• Experience with Jenkins/GitHub Actions or other CI/CD tools.
• Proficiency with Git and source-control practices.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong defect management, troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience integrating Karate and Playwright automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with cloud-based applications and distributed systems.
• Experience with performance or security testing.
• Experience mentoring QA teams and establishing automation/testing standards.