QA Lead - Onsite at NTT DATA

Houston, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

11 Nov, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

QA Strategy, Test Automation, CI/CD, Performance Testing, Security Testing, Agile, Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Programming, Test Design, Defect Management, Risk Mitigation, Cloud Platforms, Containerization, BDD, TDD, SQL

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

QA Strategy & Planning Define and own the overall test strategy, test plan, and quality goals for the application development lifecycle. Establish exit criteria, release readiness gates, and quality metrics. Team Leadership & People Management Lead, mentor, and grow a team of QA engineers (manual, automation, performance) and contractors. Allocate resources, manage capacity, conduct performance reviews, and support career development. Lead daily/weekly stand-ups, sprint planning QA inputs, and post-release retrospectives. Test Design & Implementation Drive creation of test cases, test suites, and traceability matrices for functional, integration, regression, and system tests. Champion test automation (UI, API, unit integration), using latest AI tools and own the automation roadmap and maintenance strategy. Ensure adoption of BDD/TDD where applicable and design tests to be reliable and maintainable. Hands-on Automation & Technical Contribution Implement and maintain automation frameworks and contribute code reviews for test automation. Build/maintain API test suites, and automate end-to-end workflows and regression packs. CI/CD & Tooling Integration Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) to enable automated validation on each build. Manage test environments (containerized environments, cloud test beds) and test data provisioning. Performance, Security & Non-Functional Testing Define and coordinate performance, load, stress, and security test strategies. Work with DevOps and security teams to validate application reliability and compliance. Defect Management & Risk Mitigation Manage defect lifecycle, prioritize issues, and drive root-cause analysis to reduce recurrence. Identify quality risks early and provide risk-based mitigation plans and trade-off recommendations. Stakeholder Communication & Governance Communicate quality status, KPIs, and risks to Product Owners, Engineering Managers, and other stakeholders. Represent QA in release decision meetings and post-release reviews. Process Improvement & Best Practices Establish QA best practices, coding standards for tests, and continuous improvement initiatives to increase automation coverage and reduce cycle time. Drive metrics-driven quality improvements (defect escape rate, automation ROI, MTTR). 8+ years of professional experience in software QA and testing; minimum 3-5 years in a lead role. Strong hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium) and latest AI testing tools Solid experience testing web, mobile, and API (REST/SOAP) applications. Demonstrable experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps). Proficiency with programming/scripting languages (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript). Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling) and security testing processes. Good SQL/noSQL knowledge for test data validation (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB). Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). Experience in Agile/Scrum environments and working closely with cross-functional teams. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent. Master's degree or relevant certifications are a plus. Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and written/verbal communication skills. Knowledge of BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow) and test design techniques. Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK). Certifications (optional but desirable): ISTQB Advanced, Certified Agile Tester, AWS/Azure certifications, or test automation certifications. Experience with DevSecOps or embedding security testing into pipelines.

Responsibilities

Define and own the overall test strategy, test plan, and quality goals for the application development lifecycle. Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers while driving the creation of test cases and implementing automation frameworks.