Automation QA Lead

About CData Software, Inc.

CData is the data layer between AI and ROI-delivering the connectivity, context, and control that make enterprise AI more accurate. One platform for live access and data replication across 350+ sources, semantic intelligence that ensures context-aware responses, and built-in governance for every AI-to-data interaction. Powering AI and analytics workloads for Anthropic, Databricks, Microsoft, Google, Palantir, and more than 10,000 customers worldwide.

Behind that impact is a global team of passionate problem-solvers, engineers, and innovators who are redefining what’s possible in data connectivity.

Headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, CData has over 500 team members, with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. We take pride not just in what we build, but in how we build it: together, with curiosity, creativity, and a shared drive to push boundaries.

Role Description:

As a QA Automation Lead, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products. You will be responsible for planning, developing, maintaining, and executing automated test scripts for Sync Application. Working closely with our development, QA, and product teams, you will collaborate to understand new features, design and implement robust test automation frameworks, and continuously improve our automation processes. This assignment also requires you to work with Jr. QA members, where you will be responsible for guiding, mentoring, work planning, execution and review of your team. The role requires for the person to be pro-active, someone who can come up with new ideas and demonstrate learning new technology through implementation.

Your day-to-day tasks will involve planning, implementing and maintaining automation test suit that can run as part of CI/CD pipeline or as needed to cover regression and sanity scenarios. Conducting POCs/MVPs for new automation framework/tools and AI platform/tools. Identifying, documenting, and tracking bugs found during automation test runs. Leading the team of Jr. testers, perform code reviews, train, providing feedback.

To excel in this role, you should have a strong foundation in QA automation with a proactive, problem-solving approach. A deep understanding of software QA methodologies, combined with excellent communication skills, will enable you to lead effectively, develop and maintain a robust automation test suite, and provide insights on product quality trends. Strong programming expertise in Java and JavaScript, along with a solid grasp of SQL, is essential. Hands-on experience with Playwright is mandatory. Experience with AI tools, a history of successfully executing POCs, and a passion for continuous learning are essential. Additionally, knowledge of the Data Integration domain will be an added advantage.

Key Duties Responsibilities:

As a Quality Assurance Team Lead, Individuals are expected to fulfil the following responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated QA solutions for CData’s application products, ensuring high-quality deliverables through robust test automation frameworks and reusable components.
• Collaborate closely with development and product teams to understand new features, define quality metrics, and ensure comprehensive test coverage across sprints and release cycles.
• Drive continuous improvement in automation processes by leveraging AI tools, open-source frameworks, and cloud-based test infrastructures.
• Oversee regression and performance testing, analyze test results, track defects, and report on overall product health and quality trends.
• Mentor and guide QA team members, perform code reviews, and promote best practices in software development in test (SDiT).
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency of automated tests through proactive management of test dependencies, environments, and CI/CD integration.
• Apply hands-on expertise in web application and data service testing, using modern tools such as Playwright, Cypress, RESTAssured, Docker, Jenkins/Drone/GitLab, and related QA technologies.

Requirements - Knowledge, Skills, & Experience:

• Experience of 10-15 Years
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Should be excellent team player and must have ability to work independently and in a team.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Experience with creation, management & execution of automated test scripts, plans & suites and tooling such as Azure DevOps, Jira, XRay, Qase, or similar.
• Experience working with Playwright, XUnit, JUnit, Testing Library, Jest, Enzyme, Cypress or similar.
• Experience working with performance, load, and accessibility testing such as Artillery, JMeter or similar.
• Experience working in an Agile/Kanban development process.
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools (e.g., Github actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Travis CI).
• Experience with RESTful APIs and experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman).
• Experience with any AI tools, Claude or Co-Pilot are preferred

Skills:

• Ability to lead from the front on technology and work execution.
• Fast learner, self-starter, should be proactive in trying new technology and processes.
• Ability to research and solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively to promote the best practices in quality assurance.
• Proficiency in programming languages Java, TypeScript / JavaScript.
• Strong understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills including good written and verbal communication.