What you will do

- Lead end-to-end mobile automation, from strategy and framework design through execution and reporting.

- Define automation strategies, improve test coverage, and identify opportunities to reduce manual testing effort.

- Build, enhance and maintain scalable mobile automation frameworks using Appium, Espresso and XCTest.

- Propose and implement solutions beyond the conventional model (for example, standard Appium and BrowserStack setups) where they fit our needs better.

- Use AI to improve the test automation process and to generate test plans, test scenarios, test cases and related artifacts.

- Design, develop and execute comprehensive test plans, scenarios and test cases for iOS and Android applications.

- Develop reusable automation scripts, and automate critical business workflows and regression scenarios.

- Fast-track automation for the identified scenarios.

- Perform functional, regression, smoke, sanity, exploratory, integration and compatibility testing across multiple devices and OS versions.

- Test on real devices, emulators, simulators and cloud-based device farms.

- Integrate automated mobile test suites into CI/CD pipelines, and enable continuous test execution for development builds, nightly builds and release candidates.

- Perform API testing using Postman, validating request and response payloads, status codes, authentication and error handling.

- Run SQL queries to validate backend data, database integrity and end-to-end data consistency.

- Understand the teams and the client’s pain points in mobile testing, and design practical solutions for them.

- Introduce AI-driven solutions that improve efficiency, coverage and defect detection.





- Set up and maintain quality checks across the mobile testing lifecycle.

- Manage multiple stakeholders, keeping them aligned on quality goals, progress and risks.

What you know

- 9+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, with strong expertise in mobile application testing.

- Proven hands-on experience building mobile testing solutions and leading end-to-end mobile automation for iOS and Android applications.

- Deep expertise across mobile testing tools and frameworks such as Appium, Espresso and XCTest, with the ability to choose or design the right approach for each need.

- Ability to think beyond standard tooling and propose new or alternative testing solutions.

- Experience applying AI in test automation, including test plan and test case generation.

- Robust understanding of mobile automation framework design, implementation and maintenance.

- Proficiency in a programming language such as Java, Python or JavaScript.

- Experience with REST API testing using Postman or similar tools.

- Good knowledge of SQL queries and backend and database validation.

- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Azure DevOps.

- Hands-on experience with real devices, Android emulators and iOS simulators.

- Knowledge of cloud-based device testing platforms such as BrowserStack, Sauce Labs or AWS Device Farm.

- Familiarity with Android Studio, Xcode, Firebase Crashlytics and mobile application architecture.

- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn pain points into solutions.

- Proactive and driven, finding gaps early and proposing fixes without being asked.

- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

- Working experience in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

📌 Technical Lead (Hyderabad)
🏢 Nisum
📍 Hyderabad