Key Responsibilities :Quality Engineering & Strategy :- Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing functional QA team, establishing standardized testing practices across the organization.- Own end-to-end defect prevention, from product requirement analysis through development, testing, and production release.- Partner with product managers and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into comprehensive, risk-based test strategies and plans.- Drive adoption of internal automation tools and QA platforms such as TestRail to expand test coverage and improve efficiency.- Define, monitor, and improve quality metrics, including defect containment, defect escape, and rejection rates.- Champion shift-left testing practices by embedding quality checks early in the software development lifecycle.- Establish testing standards, processes, and best practices to improve product reliability and release confidence.Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration :- Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain high-performing QA and Quality Engineering professionals.- Collaborate with product, development, DevOps, and other cross-functional teams to improve quality outcomes.- Manage vendor relationships, QA tooling contracts, and relevant technology partnerships.- Promote engineering discipline through CI/CD best practices, Quality Management System (QMS) frameworks, and operational excellence.- Lead root cause analysis (RCA), incident reviews, and blameless post-mortems to prevent recurring issues.- Build a culture of transparency, accountability,



and continuous improvement across engineering teams.- Influence quality standards and processes across multiple product teams, including teams outside the direct reporting structure.Required Skills & Experience:- Proven experience leading and scaling Quality Engineering or QA teams in a complex software development environment.- Strong expertise in functional testing, test automation strategies, and quality assurance methodologies.- Hands-on knowledge of automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress.- Experience with QA management and reporting tools such as TestRail and Allure.- Solid understanding of quality metrics, defect lifecycle management, and data-driven process improvement.- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.- Knowledge of Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, agile development methodologies, and software release processes.- Experience with Jira, Confluence, and related collaboration tools.- Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and communicate technical quality concerns to senior leadership.Preferred Candidate Profile :- Experience establishing quality engineering standards across multiple product teams.- Strong background in continuous testing, automation-led quality assurance, and shift-left practices.- Experience improving defect prevention, test coverage, release confidence, and production stability.- Ability to balance strategic quality initiatives with operational execution.- Demonstrated success in building collaborative, accountable, and high-performing QA teams. (ref:hirist.tech)

📌 Spotnana - Director - Quality Engineering (Bengaluru)
🏢 Spotnana
📍 Bengaluru