Quality Engineering Lead - Automation & Performance Testing
First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026.
QE Lead
About The Role :
Responsive is looking for a Quality Engineering (QE) Lead to drive end-to-end quality assurance and ensure the delivery of high-quality products.
You will lead the QE team, implement automation strategies, and enhance testing processes while collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
What You'll Be Doing :
1. Team Leadership & Strategy :
- Lead, mentor, and manage the QE team, setting goals and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
2. Test Planning & Execution :
- Define QE strategies, oversee test case design, manage test execution (functional, regression, non-functional, exploratory), and ensure risk-based coverage.
3. Automation & Performance Testing :
- Develop and maintain automation frameworks for functional, API, and performance testing (Playwright, Karate, JMeter).
- Drive test automation integration in CI/CD pipelines.
4. Defect Management & Process Improvement :
- Oversee defect tracking, conduct root cause analysis, and enhance testing processes using best practices.
5. Collaboration & Agile Practices :
- Work closely with product, development, and DevOps teams to establish quality goals, optimize testing strategies, and participate in Agile ceremonies.
Education :
What We're Looking For :
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
Experience :
- 8 - 12 years of experience in software quality engineering, with 1 - 2 years of leadership experience.
Skills, Qualifications & Ability :
- Strong hands-on experience in UI automation, API testing, performance testing, and quality engineering.
- Expertise in building and maintaining scalable test automation frameworks.
- Proficiency with Playwright, Karate, JMeter, Postman, and similar testing tools.
- Strong programming skills in TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python.
- Experience with BDD frameworks and best practices.
- Hands-on experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar).
- Experience working in Agile environments and cloud-based testing.
- Familiarity with test management, reporting dashboards, and quality metrics.
- Understanding of AI concepts, AI-powered applications, AI testing, evaluation methodologies, and RAG fundamentals.
- Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools such as Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot, or similar.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with SaaS or B2B products is an added advantage
Skills
Software Quality Assurance, Testing, Automation Testing, Test Strategy, Performance Testing, Defect/Bug Management Process, API Testing, Playwright Testing, POSTMAN