QA Practice Lead
- 66degrees
- 5 - 20 years
- Bengaluru
- 3 months ago
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Overview of 66degrees
66degrees is a leading consulting and professional services company specializing in developing AI-focused, data-led solutions leveraging the latest advancements in cloud technology. With our unmatched engineering capabilities and vast industry experience, we help the worlds leading brands transform their business challenges into opportunities and shape the future of work.
At 66degrees, we believe in embracing the challenge and winning together. These values not only guide us in achieving our goals as a company but also for our people. We are dedicated to creating a significant impact for our employees by fostering a culture that sparks innovation and supports professional and personal growth along the way.
Overview of Role
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced QA Practice Lead to establish, lead, and scale our quality assurance practice. The ideal candidate will have a balanced background in both automation and manual testing, with proven experience in leading QA teams or practices, even within smaller or mid-sized organizations. This is a strategic role that requires both technical and leadership capabilities to ensure software quality across.Responsibilities
- Define and implement QA strategies, best practices, and standards across the organization.
- Lead a team of QA engineers, mentoring and growing talent within the team.
- Design, develop, and maintain robust test automation frameworks.
- Oversee and participate in manual testing efforts where automation is not feasible.
- Collaborate with product, development, and DevOps teams to integrate quality practices into CI/CD pipelines.
- Identify gaps in current processes and tools; propose and drive improvements.
- Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software releases.
- Provide leadership during test planning, execution, and reporting.
- Report on testing metrics, risks, and quality status to stakeholders.
Qualifications
- 15-20 years of overall experience in QA, with at least 5 years in a leadership or practice lead role.
- Strong hands-on experience in both automation testing (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, TestNG, etc.) and manual testing methodologies.
- Expertise in designing and building automation frameworks from scratch.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and QA processes. - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.
- Experience in implementing and driving quality metrics.
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) certification is a plus.
66degrees is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status or other legally protected class.
Job Classification
Industry: Software ProductFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Quality Assurance and TestingRole: Test ArchitectEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: 66degreesLocation(s): Bengaluru
Keyskills: QA Automation Manual testing Manager Quality Assurance GCP Consulting Agile Selenium software quality Stakeholder management
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