Senior QA Engineer (Manual) Senior (5+ Years) Mumbai, India Full time, on-site Apply for this role Overview
Unico Connect is seeking a Senior QA Engineer (Manual) to own QA strategy across multiple client engagements. The role builds test plans for complex features, leads release sign-off, mentors junior QA engineers, and partners with engineering on shift-left quality practices. The position is well suited to senior QA engineers with deep methodology knowledge and the capacity to lead UAT with international clients.
Key Responsibilities
• Own QA strategy for 2-3 concurrent client products
• Lead release sign-off; run UAT with clients and stakeholders
• Mentor 2-3 junior QA engineers; lead QA process improvements
• Build comprehensive regression suites; partner with QA Automation on automation coverage
• Define quality metrics including escaped defect rate, test coverage, and mean time to repair
• Drive shift-left practices including PR reviews, contract testing, and exploratory testing in dev
• Author internal QA playbooks, checklists, and onboarding documentation
• Calibrate the QA interview bar and conduct senior interview loops
• Lead production incident triage from a quality perspective
• Govern compliance testing for regulated client projects (SOC 2, HIPAA)
Required Qualifications
• 5+ years of QA or testing with at least 2 in a lead role
• Deep understanding of QA methodologies, risk-based testing, and exploratory testing
• Hands-on with test management systems (TestRail, Zephyr, Xray) and bug trackers (Jira, Linear)
• Strong SQL for data verification and back-end testing
• Familiar with API testing (Postman, REST Assured)
• Excellent stakeholder communication and release management
• Track record of mentoring junior QA engineers
• Capacity to lead UAT sessions with international clients
• Working knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field