TECHNICAL LEAD - Quality Engineering

Happiest Minds · Bangalore

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TECHNICAL LEAD - Quality Engineering at Happiest Minds

As a QA Engineer, you are a key member of cross-functional product teams, ensuring high-quality, reliable, and scalable software delivery.

You drive an automation-first quality strategy and embed continuous testing into the software development lifecycle to support continuous delivery.

What will you do: ?

Own and drive product quality across the delivery lifecycle. ?

Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks. ?

Implement and improve continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines. ?

Develop and execute automated functional, regression, API, and performance tests. ?

Perform performance and load testing using tools such as K6, Locust, or JMeter. ?

Review product backlogs and roadmaps to identify risks and prioritize QA activities. ?

Diagnose and troubleshoot issues across frontend, backend, APIs, and infrastructure. ?

Define and track key quality metrics (automation coverage, defect leakage). ?

Coach and mentor engineers on QA best practices and automation. ?

Collaborate with product, engineering, and leadership to improve quality standards. ?

Contribute to innovation, tooling improvements, and hiring as required.

Required knowledge and

? 5+ years of experience in QA or quality engineering roles. ?
Strong expertise in test automation (Cypress, Selenium). ?
Hands-on experience with performance testing (K6, Locust, JMeter). ?
Proven ability to design and implement automation frameworks. ?
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Github Actions). ?
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills across multiple technical domains. ?
Familiarity with Jira/X-Ray, Confluence ?
Experience working in Agile product development teams. ?
Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. ?
Strong ownership mindset and passion for quality and continuous improvement.
What will you bring as a colleague: ?
A critical thinking mindset and the courage to speak your mind. ?
A growth mindset and the determination to improve yourself and others. ?
Great communication skills in English.

8-11 years