QA Practice Lead/Architect

Title-QA Practice Lead/Architect.

Exp-10+ yrs

NP- Immediate to 15 days

Work mode- 5 Days work from office

Work location- Baner, Pune.

Job description-
QA / Quality Engineering Practice Lead

Role Summary

We are looking for a QA Practice Lead to lead our Quality Engineering function with a strong focus on technical thought leadership, capability building, and presales solutioning.This role will act as the go-to expert for QA technologies and strategy, driving adoption of modern testing practices (including AI-led QA) while enabling teams and supporting business growth.Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Thought Leadership (50%)

• Act as the technical authority for QA across the organization.
• Define and drive test strategy, architecture, and automation-first approaches.
• Build best practices, reusable frameworks, accelerators, and POCs.
• Guide teams on:
• Automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright)
• API & performance testing
• Test architecture and CI/CD integration
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted testing and next-gen QA practices.
• Support complex problem-solving and architecture decisions across projects.

2. Capability Building & Upskilling (2025%)

• Define and execute QA upskilling and cross-skilling strategy.
• Enable teams to adopt:
• Modern automation tools
• AI-driven QA approaches
• Emerging testing practices
• Mentor engineers and leads to improve technical depth and quality mindset.
• Build learning roadmaps, internal trainings, and hands-on labs/POCs.

3. Presales & Solutioning (25%) Good to have

• Actively contribute to RFP responses and proposals.
• Define QA solutions, automation strategy, and estimations.
• Present solutions to customers and build confidence in delivery capability.
• Work closely with sales to win QA and quality engineering engagements.

4. Delivery & Practice Enablement

• Guide projects to improve QA maturity, coverage, and outcomes.
• Standardize processes, tools, and metrics across engagements.
• Support initial setup of QA strategy and team for new engagements.
• Ensure alignment of QA practices with business and delivery goals.

Experience & Skills

• 1218 years in QA / Quality Engineering
• Strong experience in automation and test architecture
• Experience in IT services / consulting with presales exposure

Technical Skills

• Automation frameworks: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright
• Test strategy and architecture
• API and performance testing
• CI/CD integration for testing
• Exposure to AI-driven QA tools and approaches

Leadership Skills

• Strong technical depth with hands-on mindset
• Ability to influence and guide multiple teams and stakeholders
• Experience in solutioning, estimation, and customer presentations