Manager QA

Job Description: Job Title: QA Lead Experience: 1012 Years Location: Pune / Mumbai Employment Type: Full-Time Job Summary We are looking for an experienced QA Lead with 1012 years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance to lead testing initiatives for enterprise applications within the Financial Services domain. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Wealth Management, Private Banking, Asset Management, or Investment Management projects, along with hands-on experience in test planning, execution, API testing, automation frameworks, and Agile delivery methodologies. The QA Lead will be responsible for defining quality strategies, leading QA teams, ensuring end-to-end test coverage, and collaborating with business, development, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. ________________________________________ Key Responsibilities Quality Assurance Leadership Lead and manage the QA team across multiple projects and testing phases.Define and implement the overall testing strategy, quality processes, and best practices.Prepare test plans, test strategies, effort estimates, and resource planning.Review test cases, test execution reports, and defect metrics to ensure quality objectives are met.Mentor QA engineers and promote continuous improvement within the testing team. Test Planning & Execution Plan, coordinate, and oversee functional, integration, regression, system, UAT, and end-to-end testing activities.Ensure comprehensive test coverage for business requirements and technical specifications.Track testing progress, manage risks, and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.Coordinate defect triage meetings and ensure timely defect resolution.Monitor quality metrics and drive process improvements. Financial Services Domain Lead QA activities for applications within Wealth Management, Private Banking, Asset Management, or Investment Management.Validate financial workflows, business rules, transactions, and reporting functionalities.Ensure testing aligns with financial regulations, compliance standards, and audit requirements. API & Automation Testing Perform and oversee API testing using Postman, SoapUI, or similar tools.Collaborate with automation teams to develop and maintain automated test suites.Support test automation initiatives using Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or equivalent frameworks.Validate RESTful APIs and backend integrations. Agile & DevOps Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.Support continuous testing and quality engineering initiatives. Stakeholder Management Collaborate with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Developers, Infrastructure, and Project Managers.Communicate testing progress, risks, and quality metrics to senior stakeholders.Ensure effective coordination across distributed teams and vendors. ________________________________________ Required Skills Quality Assurance Software TestingQuality AssuranceTest PlanningTest StrategyFunctional TestingIntegration TestingRegression TestingSystem TestingUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)Defect ManagementRisk Assessment Financial Services Domain Wealth ManagementPrivate BankingAsset ManagementInvestment Management API Testing PostmanSoapUIREST API Testing Test Automation SeleniumCypressPlaywrightTest Automation Frameworks Test Management Tools JiraAzure DevOpsALM (Application Lifecycle Management)qTest Development Methodologies SDLCSTLCAgileScrumDevOps DevOps & CI/CD Continuous IntegrationContinuous Delivery (CI/CD)Test Automation Integration ________________________________________ Required Experience 1012 years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.Proven experience as a QA Lead or Test Lead in enterprise application projects.Strong experience in Financial Services projects, particularly Wealth Management, Private Banking, Asset Management, or Investment Management.Experti .