What You Will Do (Key Responsibilities) :

- End-to-End QA Strategy : Take complete ownership of the QA roadmap across manual, automation, regression, exploratory, API, performance, and release testing for both complex web platforms and mobile applications.
- Automation Leadership : Spearhead automation initiatives from the ground up. You will design, scale, and maintain robust automation frameworks utilizing Python, Selenium, and BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) to improve execution efficiency and long-term codebase maintainability.
- Team Mentorship &
- Capacity Planning : Manage, mentor, and scale a high-performing QA team. A core part of your role will be enabling manual QA engineers to upskill, transition, and actively contribute to automation efforts through structured coaching.
- Release Management &
- Gatekeeping : Act as the ultimate quality gatekeeper. You will drive release validation, minimize production defect leakage, and conduct rigorous Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for any production incidents.
- Process &
- Pipeline Integration : Partner closely with Engineering and Product leadership to drive quality directly into the software development lifecycle (SDLC). You will ensure seamless integration of automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Git.
- Metrics &
- Reporting : Define, track, and report on key quality metrics, including defect trends, automation coverage,



and overall release readiness to executive stakeholders.

The Tech Stack &

- Ideal Candidate Profile :
- Experience : 8 - 12 years of overall Software Quality Assurance experience, strictly within rapid-paced Product companies or B2B SaaS environments.
- Leadership : 4 years of proven experience directly managing, hiring, and mentoring QA teams, handling capacity planning, and managing performance.
- Hands-on Automation : Deep, hands-on coding expertise in building test automation frameworks from scratch using Python and Selenium (incorporating BDD frameworks like Pytest or Behave).
- API &
- Mobile Testing : Strong command over API testing methodologies (Postman/REST Assured) and Mobile automation (Appium).
- Process Rigor : Advanced proficiency in Agile/Scrum methodologies, JIRA customization, issue tracking, and version control (Git).
- Bonus/Differentiators : Direct exposure to performance testing (JMeter), and a solid foundational understanding of high-security compliance frameworks (ISO-27001, SOC-2) or penetration testing.

Why Join? :

This role offers the autonomy to shape the automation culture of a flagship product trusted by the biggest names in Hollywood and global entertainment. You will have the freedom to evaluate AI-enabled testing approaches and lead high-velocity daily releases from a state-of-the-art Bangalore hub.

📌 Quality Assurance Manager - Automation Testing (India)
🏢 HiringBlaze
📍 India