he QA Lead Engineer will provide technical and operational leadership for an offshore Quality Assurance as a Service team supporting The Energy Authority’s application portfolio. The role will lead discovery, onboarding, knowledge transfer, QA backlog assessment, test planning, execution oversight, automation strategy, KPI baselining, defect analysis, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on testing experience with team leadership and analytical problem-solving. This individual must be able to understand application logic, investigate unexpected behavior, identify edge cases, conduct root cause analysis, and establish testing practices across a diverse application portfolio. The environment includes more than 50 applications, with approximately 24 to 25 applications in active QA scope, and a predominantly .NET, C#, Angular, Azure, MongoDB, SQL, WinForms, and DevExpress technology landscape. Current automation uses a custom C# and Selenium framework, with a planned transition toward Playwright.

Pay ranges from $15-18/hr based on YOE.

Skills and Requirements

- 7 to 10 years of Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering experience • Experience leading QA engineers within an Agile software delivery environment • Strong hands-on functional, integration, regression, system, and exploratory testing experience • Experience creating test strategies, test plans, test cases, and traceability documentation • Strong experience with web application automation using Selenium • Working knowledge of C# and .NET-based test automation frameworks • Experience testing applications built with .NET, C#, Angular, APIs, and relational or NoSQL databases • Experience with Azure DevOps for backlog management, test activities, defects, pipelines, or release management • Ability to perform defect triage, troubleshooting, root cause analysis,



and risk-based testing • Ability to identify edge cases instead of relying exclusively on predefined test scripts • Experience establishing and reporting QA metrics and KPIs • Solid written and verbal communication skills • Ability to work from India during hours overlapping U.S. Eastern or Western business hours • Experience with Playwright or migrating from Selenium to Playwright • Experience testing Azure-native applications using Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, or Kubernetes • Experience testing legacy Windows applications, including WinForms or DevExpress applications • Experience testing containerized applications running on Docker and Kubernetes • Previous experience in a QA as a Service, managed service, or multi-application testing program • Experience supporting energy, utilities, trading, or other highly integrated enterprise platforms • Experience developing KPI dashboards or executive QA reports • Familiarity with Kanban, work-in-progress limits, and flow-based delivery • Experience using AI-assisted testing tools approved within an enterprise environment

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].

📌 QA Lead Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Insight Global
📍 Hyderabad