QA Automation Lead

At Qu you will be responsible for:

Automation Strategy & Execution

• Define and deliver end-to-end automation initiatives, ensuring outcomes are visible within the first 90 days.
• Personally contribute by writing automated test cases, building pipelines, and fixing flaky/broken tests.
• Drive measurable increases in regression coverage, pipeline stability, and reporting accuracy.

Shift-Left & Quality Focus

• Champion a shift-left approach: integrate automated checks into PR pipelines and CI/CD so testing happens earlier in development.
• Partner with developers and product team to prioritize automation of business-critical and high-risk flows.
• Track not just coverage, but product quality outcomes (e.g., fewer escaped defects, faster feedback cycles, reduced manual effort).

Frameworks, Tools & Infrastructure

• Build and maintain maintainable, scalable automation frameworks (UI + API).
• Ensure CI/CD-ready pipelines are stable, efficient, and monitored continuously.
• Introduce and enforce automation coding standards and best practices across teams

Leadership & Team Trust

• Provide hands-on coaching by pairing with engineers on automation and test design.
• Build trust with QA engineers and developers through delivery, not just oversight.
• Hold teams accountable for quality while motivating them with clear direction and support.

Cross-Functional Alignment

• Partner with Product and Engineering leads to make QA progress visible.
• Communicate progress in terms of action plans, risks, and results — not just observations.
• Ensure automation efforts are aligned with release schedules and business priorities

Continuous Improvement & Accountability

• Establish KPIs that measure both execution (new tests, stability, coverage) and quality outcomes (defects prevented, cycle time reduced).
• Deliver automation dashboards and reports that clearly show value to the business.

Guarantee every sprint produces tangible QA deliverables tied to product quality.

What we're looking for:

• 10+ years in QA with proven record of hands-on automation delivery.
• At least 3 years in a QA lead/architect role, combining leadership with technical contributions.
• Expertise in UI automation (Playwright, Cypress) and API testing (Postman, RestAssured, KarateDSL).
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Java, JS/TS, or C#).
• Strong experience in CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with containerized environments and cloud platforms (e.g., Docker, AWS, GCP).
• Evidence of successfully introducing shift-left testing practices.
• Track record of delivering visible results within the first 90 days of a new role.

Preferred Skills

• Experience cleaning up large, fragile test suites and making them maintainable.
• Strong communicator who frames problems as solutions and action plans.
• Performance testing (JMeter, Gatling, K6) and observability tools experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of microservices and event-driven systems.