Chennai 10+ Years Full time Enterprise QA Strategy & Test Automation Leadership, CI/CD Driven Automation, Performance & Security Testing OPT0257

Job Description
Lead QA strategy across squads using shift-left, risk-based testing, BDD/TDD, and contract testing approaches.
Define testing standards, governance models, and quality metrics (readiness gates, defect SLAs, QA OKRs).
Own end-to-end automation strategy covering UI, API, component, and regression suites integrated with CI/CD.
Maintain test architecture roadmap including frameworks, environments, test data, and observability.
Ensure comprehensive functional and non-functional test coverage.
Plan and execute performance, scalability, resilience, and security testing.
Partner with Product, Architecture, Cybersecurity, and Compliance teams to balance quality, risk, and speed.
Provide dashboards, release readiness reports, and recommendations to leadership.
Lead and mentor multidisciplinary QA teams (automation, functional, performance, security).
Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and incident reviews.
Coach squads on acceptance criteria, testability, and Definition of Ready/Done.





Qualifications
Strong leadership in QA strategy, governance, and automation frameworks.
Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript or Python.
Robust SQL skills (MySQL, PostgreSQL) for backend and data validation.
Hands-on experience with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, REST Assured.
Robust understanding of Agile/Scrum, DevOps, and shift-left practices.
Knowledge of performance and security testing tools (JMeter/k6, OWASP ZAP).
Experience with Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines.
Exposure to AWS cloud and Kubernetes for test environment management.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Experience
10+ years in QA/testing with 3+ years leading centralized or cross-product testing teams.
Proven experience driving enterprise automation strategies.
Experience managing large QA teams in Agile environments.
Hands-on background in automation, performance, and security testing.
Experience supporting cloud-based test infrastructures

📌 Automation Test Lead Chennai
🏢 Optimum Solutions
📍 Chennai