Sr. QA Lead ( Nuix)

Life in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pittsburgh Tomorrow in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a hands-on Senior QA Lead to drive quality engineering and test automation for a software engineering team. You will set testing strategy, build and maintain automation, and partner with developers and product stakeholders to deliver reliable releases.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in software QA, 5+ years in test automation, and proven leadership of QA engineers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software QA experience, including 5+ years in test automation.
• Strong experience building automation frameworks with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools.
• Hands‑on API testing experience using Postman, Karate, REST Assured, or similar tools.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with test case management, regression testing, and defect tracking tools such as JIRA.
• Solid understanding of Agile and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Git or similar source control.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring QA engineers.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own test strategy, planning, and execution for the engineering team.
• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks for web apps, APIs, and backend services.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, performance, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate data accuracy across APIs and databases.
• Lead defect management and root cause analysis on production issues.
• Use AI-enabled testing tools to improve coverage and defect detection.
• Establish and promote QA standards and best practices.
• Mentor engineers and testers on test automation and shift-left testing.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and stakeholders throughout the SDLC.

Skills

QA leadership

Test automation

Automation frameworks

API testing

CI/CD

JIRA

Agile/DevOps

Git

Mentoring QA

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Postman

Karate

REST Assured

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Bamboo

JIRA

Job description

Senior QA Lead

Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Contract, Full-Time
Industry: Enterprise Software, Investigative Analytics & Data Intelligence

About the Company

Our client is a global software company that provides investigative analytics and data intelligence technology. Their platform helps law firms, government agencies, and large corporations process and make sense of massive volumes of data. Quality and reliability are critical to the customers who depend on it.

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Senior QA Lead to drive quality engineering and test automation for a software engineering team. This person will set the testing strategy, build and maintain automation, and partner closely with developers and product stakeholders to deliver reliable releases without slowing the team down.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the QA lead for the engineering team, owning test strategy, planning, and execution
• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks for web applications, APIs, and backend services
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing
• Perform functional, integration, regression, performance, and end-to-end testing
• Validate data accuracy across APIs and databases
• Lead defect management and support root cause analysis on production issues
• Use AI-enabled testing tools to improve coverage, efficiency, and defect detection
• Establish and promote QA standards and best practices
• Mentor engineers and testers on test automation and shift-left testing
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and stakeholders throughout the SDLC

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of software quality assurance experience, including 5+ years in test automation
• Strong experience building automation frameworks with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools
• Hands‑on API testing experience using Postman, Karate, REST Assured, or similar tools
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
• Experience with test case management, regression testing, and defect tracking tools such as JIRA
• Solid understanding of Agile and DevOps practices
• Experience with Git or similar source control
• Proven experience leading or mentoring QA engineers
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI-assisted testing tools and automation accelerators
• Experience testing data-intensive or analytics applications
• Performance testing experience with JMeter, k6, LoadRunner, or similar tools
• Familiarity with SQL and validating data across systems
• Experience with accessibility testing
• Experience supporting security-sensitive or regulated environments
• Prior experience as a QA Lead or Quality Engineering Lead embedded in a development team

Desired Characteristics

• Hands‑on contributor, not solely a manager
• Builds credibility with development teams quickly
• Drives quality without slowing delivery
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Comfortable working independently and owning quality outcomes