Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Test Lead with strong expertise in QA Leadership, Jira Administration, Test Automation, and AI-driven Testing. The ideal candidate will lead testing initiatives, define quality strategies, manage teams, drive automation adoption, and leverage AI technologies to improve testing efficiency and product quality.
Key Responsibilities:
· Lead and manage QA teams across multiple projects.
· Define and implement test strategies, test plans, and quality metrics.
· Drive end-to-end testing activities including Functional, Integration, System, Regression, and UAT testing.
· Manage Agile ceremonies and coordinate with Product Owners, Developers, and Business Stakeholders.
· Configure and manage Jira, workflows, dashboards, reports, and defect management processes.
· Establish and improve QA processes, standards, and best practices.
· Drive automation initiatives using modern automation frameworks.
· Integrate testing activities with CI/CD pipelines.
· Leverage AI-powered testing tools for test case generation, defect prediction, test optimization, and reporting.
· Track project quality metrics and present status updates to leadership.
Required Skills
QA & Leadership
· Test Planning and Test Management
· Agile/Scrum Methodologies
· Stakeholder Management
· Risk Assessment and Mitigation
· Defect Management and Reporting
Jira
· Jira Administration & Configuration
· Workflow Customization
· Dashboard & Report Creation
· Defect Lifecycle Management
· Jira Integrations
Automation
· Selenium with Java
· Playwright
· API Automation (Rest Assured/Postman)
· TestNG/JUnit
· CI/CD (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
· BDD Frameworks (Cucumber)
AI & Modern Testing
· AI-Assisted Test Case Generation
· GenAI in Testing
· AI Testing Tools (Copilot, Testim, mabl, ACCELQ, Functionize)
· Prompt Engineering for Testing
· AI-based Defect Analysis and Root Cause Identification
· MCP/AI Agent concepts (Preferred)
Preferred Qualifications
· Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
· Experience in Retail, E-commerce, POS, or Clienteling applications.
· Knowledge of Performance and Security Testing.
· ISTQB Certification (Preferred).
Success Metrics
· Improved automation coverage.
· Reduced testing cycle time.
· Improved defect detection rate.
· Effective utilization of AI-driven testing practices.
· High-quality releases with minimal production defects.
