QA Test Lead

We are looking for an experienced QA Test Lead to drive software quality and ensure reliable, high-performing solutions across new projects, system enhancements, and ongoing maintenance. This position is listed on behalf of a partner company.

• Lead QA planning and strategy: develop and guide comprehensive test plans and strategies for new projects, system enhancements, and maintenance activities.
• Analyze business and technical requirements: review functional specifications and requirements to identify testing needs.
• Define test scenarios and cases: create, review, and maintain test scenarios, cases, and execution steps covering positive, negative, and exceptional conditions.
• Manage testing execution: perform and oversee manual and, where applicable, automated tests.
• Monitor and resolve defects: document, register, track, and follow up on defects with development teams until resolution.
• Prepare and manage test data.
• Oversee testing environments and tools.
• Maintain testing documentation and reporting.
• Participate in agile ceremonies.
• Promote preventive quality practices.
• Provide technical leadership: guide QA analysts, review testing strategies and scenarios.
• Manage risks and impediments.
• Drive continuous improvement.
• Explore AI-enabled testing: evaluate opportunities to use artificial intelligence to generate, optimize, or maintain test cases.

• QA testing experience: proven experience in software quality assurance, including functional analysis, test planning, scenario development, execution, and defect management.
• Requirements analysis: ability to analyze functional requirements and translate specifications into testing approaches.
• Test design and coverage: experience creating test scenarios, cases, and execution steps.
• Risk assessment: knowledge of risk mapping, test prioritization, and coverage strategies.
• Test data management: experience identifying, preparing, and managing test data.
• Agile methodologies: experience working in agile environments.
• Defect lifecycle management: ability to register, document, track, and maintain defect traceability.
• Testing standards and documentation.
• Progress reporting.
• Technical leadership: ability to guide QA analysts and review testing deliverables.
• Analytical and organizational skills.
• Communication and collaboration: strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.