Looking for a QA lead with 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, API/ UI testing CI/CD and AI-led testing, with solid technical leadership and the ability to defile and drive QA Strategy

Strong experience in software quality engineering, test strategy, test planning, and QA leadership across enterprise applications.

Ability to define and drive the overall Quality Engineering strategy, establish automation and quality standards, identify risks early, and continuously improve the organization's testing maturity and release quality.

Strong hands-on experience in API testing and automation using REST/SOAP services.

Expertise in UI automation testing using Selenium or equivalent frameworks.

Experience designing and implementing test automation frameworks using Java, Python, JavaScript, or similar technologies.

Strong experience in functional, integration, regression, system, API, and end-to-end testing.

Experience integrating automated testing with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) environments.

Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum, Shift-Left Testing, Continuous Testing, and Quality Engineering practices.

Experience with SQL and database validation,



including MySQL/SQL Server or equivalent databases.

Strong understanding of JSON, XML, REST APIs, SOAP, web services, and microservices architectures.

Strong experience with cloud environments, preferably Pivotal Cloud Foundry and/or AWS/Azure/GCP.

Knowledge of Splunk or equivalent production monitoring tools for log analysis, troubleshooting, and root-cause identification.

Experience establishing QA metrics, quality gates, defect management, test coverage, and release-readiness criteria.

Ability to lead test automation strategy and framework modernization, reducing manual testing and improving release velocity.

Strong experience in AI-led Quality Engineering, leveraging AI/GenAI capabilities to improve test planning, test design, automation, execution, defect analysis, and overall software quality.

Preferably generating test case and script creation using copilot.

Experience using AI-assisted test generation and automation tools to generate test scenarios, test cases, automation scripts, regression suites, and test data.

📌 Quality Assurance Lead (Hyderabad)
🏢 Birlasoft
📍 Hyderabad