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Job Description:
Job Title: QA Lead
Experience: 1012 Years
Location: Pune / Mumbai
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced QA Lead with 1012 years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance to lead testing initiatives for enterprise applications within the Financial Services domain. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Wealth Management, Private Banking, Asset Management, or Investment Management projects, along with hands-on experience in test planning, execution, API testing, automation frameworks, and Agile delivery methodologies.
The QA Lead will be responsible for defining quality strategies, leading QA teams, ensuring end-to-end test coverage, and collaborating with business, development, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
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Key Responsibilities
Quality Assurance Leadership
Lead and manage the QA team across multiple projects and testing phases.Define and implement the overall testing strategy, quality processes, and best practices.Prepare test plans, test strategies, effort estimates, and resource planning.Review test cases, test execution reports, and defect metrics to ensure quality objectives are met.Mentor QA engineers and promote continuous improvement within the testing team.
Test Planning & Execution
Plan, coordinate, and oversee functional, integration, regression, system, UAT, and end-to-end testing activities.Ensure comprehensive test coverage for business requirements and technical specifications.Track testing progress, manage risks, and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.Coordinate defect triage meetings and ensure timely defect resolution.Monitor quality metrics and drive process improvements.
Financial Services Domain
Lead QA activities for applications within Wealth Management, Private Banking, Asset Management, or Investment Management.Validate financial workflows, business rules, transactions, and reporting functionalities.Ensure testing aligns with financial regulations, compliance standards, and audit requirements.
API & Automation Testing
Perform and oversee API testing using Postman, SoapUI, or similar tools.Collaborate with automation teams to develop and maintain automated test suites.Support test automation initiatives using Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or equivalent frameworks.Validate RESTful APIs and backend integrations.
Agile & DevOps
Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.Support continuous testing and quality engineering initiatives.
Stakeholder Management
Collaborate with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Developers, Infrastructure, and Project Managers.Communicate testing progress, risks, and quality metrics to senior stakeholders.Ensure effective coordination across distributed teams and vendors.
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Required Skills
Quality Assurance
Software TestingQuality AssuranceTest PlanningTest StrategyFunctional TestingIntegration TestingRegression TestingSystem TestingUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)Defect ManagementRisk Assessment
Financial Services Domain
Wealth ManagementPrivate BankingAsset ManagementInvestment Management
API Testing
PostmanSoapUIREST API Testing
Test Automation
SeleniumCypressPlaywrightTest Automation Frameworks
Test Management Tools
JiraAzure DevOpsALM (Application Lifecycle Management)qTest
Development Methodologies
SDLCSTLCAgileScrumDevOps
DevOps & CI/CD
Continuous IntegrationContinuous Delivery (CI/CD)Test Automation Integration
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Required Experience
1012 years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.Proven experience as a QA Lead or Test Lead in enterprise application projects.Strong experience in Financial Services projects, particularly Wealth Management, Private Banking, Asset Management, or Investment Management.Experti .
