QA Lead / QA Architect

Location: HYD Campus, Hyderabad

Years of Experience: 10-15 Years

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled QA Lead / QA Architect with extensive experience in Quality Engineering and leadership. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing and maintaining automated testing frameworks, specialized Salesforce testing, and API & integration testing. This role requires a strategic thinker who can drive quality initiatives and mentor a team of quality engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the quality engineering efforts for Salesforce applications, ensuring high standards of quality and performance.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated testing frameworks for UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Automate API testing for REST/SOAP services and validate cross-enterprise integrations.
• Utilize AI-assisted tools for test-case generation, test data creation, and defect analysis.
• Integrate automated regression suites with CI/CD pipelines using tools like Copado, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and Datadog.




• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including story refinement and design discussions, to implement shift-left testing practices.
• Manage test data and design reusable automation components to ensure release-readiness metrics are met.

Mandatory Skills

• 8-10+ years of Quality Engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a QA Lead or QA Architect role.
• Proficiency in test automation frameworks (Provar, Selenium, Playwright).
• Specialized experience in Salesforce testing (Sales, Service, Experience Clouds).
• Solid background in API & integration testing.
• Experience with data quality assurance.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with AI-assisted quality engineering tools.
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps integration.
• Knowledge of shift-left testing methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ski

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