Associate Director - Automated Testing

The QA Associate Director leads quality assurance strategy, managing and mentoring a team of QA professionals while driving innovation in functional and automation testing. This role establishes testing frameworks, collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders, and champions continuous improvement to ensure the reliability and maintainability of products and applications. 
 

Required Skills: 

• Strong experience in functional and automation testing for web applications and microservices 

• Hands-on expertise in Java, Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, and BDD frameworks 

• Experience in API automation and testing using Rest Assured, Postman, and SoapUI 

• Solid SQL skills for data validation and ETL testing 

• Experience designing and implementing comprehensive test strategies and automation frameworks from scratch 

• Proficiency in performance testing for applications, microservices, and APIs 

• Experience creating detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases aligned to business requirements 

• Strong manual testing capabilities including test case design, execution, and defect management 

• Working knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies 

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing QA teams 

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with engineering, product, and business stakeholders 

• Ability to drive a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement 

• Experience in managing performance, building team capability, and driving talent development 

• Experience leveraging AI-driven testing tools and emerging technologies to modernize QA practices 

• Demonstrated ability to scale automation capabilities and improve testing efficiency across the enterprise 

• Forward-thinking mindset with a passion for adopting innovative solutions in quality engineering 

Key Responsibilities and Duties 

• Define the test strategies for Automation, Regression and Smoke Testing. 

• Effectively manage and lead a test teams. 

• Understand and implement the testing processes. 

• Prepare automation test plans. 

• Deploy and manage test frameworks. 

• Identify and communicate risks during test planning and execution phases. 

• Own (Lead) the end-to-end testing tasks like scoping, estimation, planning, work allocation, resource management, test design & execution, defect management, progress tracking & status reporting, management reporting, UAT support, test closure etc. 

• Plan & coordinate for timely availability of the test data & environments 

• Proactively communicate and collaborate with project teams, test teams and support partners across US & India 

• Ensure that all test execution activities are conducted for projects per procedure / requirements. 

• Self-starter, highly organized; Works well with all functional levels in the organization; excellent presentation and interpersonal skills; high level of business management and facilitation skill; capability to resolve complex problems with minimum confusion, frustration, and inconveniences for all parties concerned. 

• Customer focused; Action-Oriented; Building Team Spirit; Self Development; Creativity & Innovation; Problem Solving; Ethics & Values 

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and to work independently as well as in a team setting. 

• Define and implement the QA metrics framework. 

• Identify & drive the improvement opportunities in the QA space. 

• Should be willing to work in shifts and provide QA support on weekend as per the project requirements.