QI/QA Team Lead

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced QI/QA Team Lead to lead the Quality Assurance function by defining testing strategies, establishing QA processes, driving automation, and ensuring high-quality software delivery across products.

The role requires strong ownership, team leadership, hands-on understanding of manual and automation testing, and close coordination with Product, Development, and Project teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage the QA team.
• Plan and assign testing tasks based on project priorities.
• Define and maintain QA processes, standards, and best practices.
• Review requirements and ensure adequate test coverage.
• Oversee functional, regression, integration, API, and UAT testing.
• Review and validate reported defects before release.
• Drive QA automation initiatives and increase automation coverage.
• Integrate automated testing into the development and release process.
• Monitor QA metrics, release quality, and defect trends.
• Coordinate closely with Product, Development, and Project teams.
• Continuously improve testing efficiency and QA workflows.
• Ensure timely completion of testing activities and release readiness.

Required Skills

• Manual and Automation Testing.
• API Testing.
• Test Planning and Test Case Review.
• Bug Tracking Tools.
• Basic SQL.
• Agile/Scrum.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

What We Are Looking For

• Proactive ownership and the ability to lead by example.
• A continuous-improvement mindset.
• Interest in automation, innovation, and scalable QA practices.
• A strong commitment to quality standards.
• Ability to support, coach, and mentor team members.