QA Team Lead (Web Scraping & Data Extraction)

Location: Ahmedabad, India

Department: Operations

Experience: 3 - 6 years

Skills: aws, quality assurance, data-as-a-service, webscraping, gcp, python, data validation

About Actowiz Solutions

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and guide a team of QA Engineers.
• Assign QA tasks and monitor daily progress.
• Conduct regular knowledge-sharing sessions and team training.
• Review team performance and provide constructive feedback.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and mentoring of new QA team members.

Data Quality Assurance

• Validate datasets for:
  • Accuracy
  • Completeness
  • Freshness
  • Consistency
  • Formatting
  • Duplicate records
• Review client deliverables before submission.
• Ensure adherence to project-specific validation checklists and SOPs.
• Verify data against client requirements and acceptance criteria.

Testing & Validation

• Prepare detailed test plans and test cases for scraping projects.
• Perform functional and regression testing of web scrapers and APIs.
• Validate parser outputs after website structure changes.
• Identify missing fields, incorrect mappings, duplicate records, and formatting inconsistencies.
• Perform sanity checks before production deliveries.

Scraper Validation

• Test web scraping applications, crawlers, APIs, and ETL pipelines.
• Monitor scraping performance and data quality after deployments.
• Validate outputs across multiple websites and data sources.
• Coordinate with developers to resolve extraction and parsing issues.

Process Improvement

• Improve QA processes, validation methodologies, and checklists.
• Identify recurring issues and recommend preventive actions.
• Maintain documentation for QA processes and project-specific validations.
• Drive continuous improvements in delivery quality and efficiency.

Reporting & Coordination

• Coordinate with Project Managers, Developers, Business Analysts, and Delivery teams.
• Track QA progress across multiple projects.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly QA reports.
• Escalate critical quality issues and project risks proactively.
• Ensure project deliveries meet defined SLAs and timelines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–6 years of experience in Software Testing or Quality Assurance.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading a QA team.
• Experience working on web scraping, data extraction, or data validation projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Technical Skills

Must Have

• Strong understanding of:
  • HTML
  • DOM
  • XPath
  • CSS Selectors
  • JSON
  • XML
• Hands-on experience with:
  • SQL
  • REST APIs
  • Data validation techniques
• Experience testing:
  • Web Scrapers
  • Crawlers
  • APIs
  • ETL Pipelines
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Strong understanding of Excel and large dataset validation.

Preferred Skills

• Basic knowledge of Python scripting for QA automation.
• Experience with distributed web scraping frameworks.
• Understanding of proxy management and anti-bot mechanisms.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Exposure to automated data validation frameworks.
• Experience in a Web Scraping, Market Intelligence, or Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) company.

Leadership Expectations

• Managing a team of QA Engineers effectively.
• Handling multiple client projects simultaneously.
• Ensuring on-time project deliveries with high quality.
• Mentoring junior QA team members.
• Coordinating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Driving continuous process improvements within the QA function.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Data Accuracy (%)
• First-Time Right (FTR)
• Defect Leakage Rate
• Production Defects
• On-Time Delivery
• SLA Compliance
• Team Productivity
• Quality Audit Score
• Client Acceptance Rate
• Root Cause Closure Rate
• QA Documentation Compliance
• Client Satisfaction (CSAT)

Why Join Actowiz Solutions?

• Work on global web scraping and market intelligence projects.
• Lead a talented and growing QA team.
• Gain exposure to cutting-edge data extraction technologies.
• Enjoy continuous learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Be part of a collaborative, innovation-driven work environment.