Quality Engineering Lead

Jobtailor; Horsham (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Horsham, PA is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to lead and advance testing across multiple projects. You will design scalable automation frameworks, build CI/CD test pipelines, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, DevOps, and Architecture teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.

The role emphasizes automation‑first practices, strong root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of tools, metrics, and processes.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in QA methodologies and SDLC/STLC.
• Experience with multiple automation frameworks and CI/CD integration.
• Proven ability to mentor QA engineers and promote automation-first practices.
• Expertise in API, UI, and performance testing across microservices.
• Hands-on knowledge of database validation and security testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of functional, API, automation, and performance testing.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, DevOps, and Architecture teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.
• Drive continuous improvement of testing processes, tools, quality metrics, and engineering best practices.
• Analyze defects, perform root cause analysis, and ensure timely resolution of quality issues.
• Mentor and develop QA engineers while promoting automation‑first and quality engineering practices.
• Evaluate and implement new testing tools and technologies to improve quality, efficiency, and delivery.
• Manage team priorities, performance, and resource planning to deliver high‑quality software on time.
• Ensure compliance with organizational quality standards, governance, and audit requirements.

Skills

QA methodologies

Agile / Scrum

DevOps practices

Root cause analysis

Analytical thinking

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

Appium

Postman

REST Assured

SoapUI

Swagger/OpenAPI

JMeter

LoadRunner

Grafana

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI

Git

SonarQube

Jira

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of functional, API, automation, and performance testing across multiple projects.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and CI/CD test pipelines.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, DevOps, and Architecture teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.
• Drive continuous improvement of testing processes, tools, quality metrics, and engineering best practices.
• Analyze defects, perform root cause analysis, and ensure timely resolution of quality issues.
• Mentor and develop QA engineers while promoting automation‑first and quality engineering practices.
• Evaluate and implement new testing tools and technologies to improve quality, efficiency, and delivery.
• Manage team priorities, performance, and resource planning to deliver high‑quality software on time.
• Ensure compliance with organizational quality standards, governance, and audit requirements.

Requirements

• Strong foundation in QA methodologies, SDLC/STLC, Agile, Scrum, and DevOps practices.
• Expertise in test automation using Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Appium, with multi‑language scripting (Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, C#).
• Design and implementation of scalable automation frameworks (POM, data‑driven, keyword‑driven, hybrid, BDD).
• Proficient in API testing (Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI, Swagger/OpenAPI) and microservices/GraphQL validation.
• Performance and load testing using JMeter, LoadRunner, and monitoring tools like Grafana.
• Integration of automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI).
• Source control and code quality management (Git ecosystem, SonarQube).
• Strong defect tracking and test management using Jira and Azure DevOps.
• Database validation experience across Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of security and accessibility testing (OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, axe).
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem‑solving skills.