Job Description :We are looking for a Lead Engineer (QA) with strong experience in manual and automation testing. The candidate will help ensure product quality through test planning, execution, automation development, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.Responsibilities :- Define and drive the QA strategy, test approach, and quality standards for assigned products and releases.- Translate business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria into risk-based test plans, scenarios, and test cases.- Design and execute manual test cases for web applications.- Develop, maintain, and improve reliable, reusable automation scripts and frameworks.- Perform functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing; identify opportunities to expand appropriate test coverage.- Validate APIs, database transactions, and end-to-end data flows across integrated systems.- Plan test scope, effort, dependencies, environments, and test data; surface risks and blockers early.- Integrate and execute automated tests in CI/CD pipelines, and use results to support timely, informed release decisions.- Establish and communicate quality indicators, test progress, defect trends, coverage, and release risks to stakeholders.- Lead defect triage and prioritization; ensure defects are clearly documented, tracked, verified, and closed using Jira or Azure DevOps.- Partner with Product Owners, Developers, and QA teams throughout discovery,



development, and release to build quality into the product.- Mentor and guide QA engineers; review test plans and automation contributions, and encourage consistent testing practices.- Assess release readiness, communicate residual quality risks, and provide evidence-based recommendations to stakeholders.- Drive root-cause analysis for escaped defects and recurring failures, and follow through on corrective and preventive actions.- Identify and champion continuous improvements in test coverage, automation reliability, delivery efficiency, and overall product quality.- Contribute to non-functional testing priorities - such as performance, security, accessibility, and usability - where applicable to the product.Key Skills Required :- 8 - 10 years of experience in manual and automation testing.- Hands-on experience with an automation framework; Playwright experience is preferred.- Experience with API testing using Postman.- Positive understanding of SQL and database validation.- Good understanding of NoSQL queries, especially MongoDB.- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.- Experience with ETL and Data Analysis.Good to have Skills :- Knowledge of AWS services.- Retail or store technology domain experience, such as POS, inventory, or ordering systems.- Selenium or Nightwatch experience (ref:hirist.tech)

📌 7-Eleven - Lead Engineer - Quality Assurance (Bengaluru)
🏢 7-ELEVEN CORPORATE SERVICES INDIA
📍 Bengaluru