Quality Assurance Lead

Job Description

Service Line - GDS-Enablement Services Sub-service Line Automation

Title - Quality Assurance Lead

Type of Employment - Permanent

Overall Years of Experience - 10 to 12 years Relevant Years of Experience 10+

Quality Assurance Lead

The Quality Assurance Lead will play a key role in driving Quality Engineering transformation within EY GDS by embedding automation-first, shift-left, and continuous testing practices across engagements.

Position Summary

• 10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance with a strong background in test automation frameworks and tools
• Strong expertise in automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit, or similar
• Experience in API testing (REST, SOAP) using tools like Postman, RestAssured, etc.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) for automation integration
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with close collaboration across Dev, Product, and DevOps teams
• Knowledge of performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner) and practices (good to have)
• • Expertise in test strategy creation, test planning, and defect management
• Strong knowledge of programming/scripting languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript
• Ability to define and drive test automation roadmap and quality engineering standards
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Roles and Responsibilities

• Essential
• Define and implement QA strategy, automation roadmap, and quality engineering practices
• Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, ensuring adherence to best practices and standards
• Drive test automation implementation across UI, API, and integration layers
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and product teams to understand requirements and define acceptance criteria
• Design and develop scalable and maintainable automation frameworks
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing
• Perform functional, regression, system, integration, and exploratory testing
• Establish quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms to track progress and improvements
• Ensure proper test coverage, traceability, and risk-based testing approaches
• Identify and mitigate risks related to quality, performance, and releases
• Drive shift-left testing practices and promote a quality-first mindset
• Define and manage test environments, test data strategies, and test tools Conduct root cause analysis and ensure effective defect management processes
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and ensure timely delivery
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards and quality governance frameworks

T echnical Skills

• ► Strong experience in automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, etc.)
• ► Proficiency in programming languages (Java / Python / JavaScript)
• ► Expertise in API automation testing (RestAssured, Postman, etc.)
• ► Experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
• ► Knowledge of version control systems (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
• ► Familiarity with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow)
• ► Experience in performance and security testing (good to have)
• ► Working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) is an advantage
• ► Performs feasibility scan and assessment to identify potential middleware to be used
• ► Highlights technical, compatibility or performance issues following integration of applications or platforms on which they are used
• Implements modifications to middleware or the programming process to enhance the integration and connections of application programs
• Strong Experience on ASP.NET Core, MVC, Angular, TypeScript, SCSS, Json
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, Angular Material UI, Bootstrap, Flexbox
• Nice to have experience in responsive web design using media queries
• Strong knowledge and experience in developing APIs using REST protocol
• Work with business analysts/consultants and other necessary teams to create a strong solution
• Should have in depth understanding and experience of database technologies like SQL Server, Cosmos DB etc.