CQLC : Lead Associate - QA

Department: IT

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Viman Nagar – Pune, Maharashtra, Pune, Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and implement testing (e.g., regression, functional, data validation, system integration, load, or performance tests) for new and existing functionality.
• Automate test cases for unit testing + future use by writing scripts and create automation environments for repeated tests.
• Work closely with development teams to design testing strategies and integrate testing into the development process.
• Plan, create, execute, and automate test cases, working with business partners, developers, and other stakeholders.
• Document and analyze test results and recommend corrective action.
• Isolate, reproduce, manage, and maintain defects and test case databases, and verify fixes.
• Support user acceptance testing conducted by business partners or end users.
• Conduct exploratory testing and risk analysis for complex features, e.g., those that span across platforms or teams.
• Identify opportunities to reduce testing time and effort by automating repeatable tests.
• Enhance and maintain the test automation framework.
• Understand and apply automated testing approaches such as model-based testing or record-and-replay.
• Research, recommend, and implement new testing technologies and practices, such as incorporating machine learning.
• Define and champion quality and test best practices among development teams.
• Collaborate and share information with other software QA engineers, e.g., by participating in a community of practice.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Experience with Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, or similar automation frameworks.
• Exposure to API testing tools such as Postman or Swagger.
• Experience with SQL and database validation testing.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Understanding of cloud-hosted applications within Azure or AWS environments.
• Familiarity with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter or k6.
• Experience testing microservices and API-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries.