Qa Lead

We are hiring for QA Lead - Sahibandhu FinTech Services (The Manipal Group)

About Us:-

SahiBandhu is India's leading gold loan platform backed by The Manipal Group. SahiBandhu offers quick and secure gold loans at affordable interest rates, right at customer's doorstep in collaboration with leading banks in India.

About the Role

Sahibandhu is looking for an experienced and visionary QA Lead/Manager to lead testing efforts for our Mobile Applications and Web Portals. This role involves ensuring high-quality deliverables, defining and implementing testing strategies, and driving innovation within the QA team. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in setting a roadmap for testing excellence while balancing leadership and hands-on technical responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership & Vision:

• Define the QA strategy, testing processes, and best practices for Mobile Apps and Web Portals.
• Set a long-term vision for the QA team to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with business goals.
• Build and nurture a high-performance QA team through mentorship and guidance

2. Test Management:

• Create detailed test plans, strategies, and execution roadmaps for mobile and web projects.
• Ensure robust testing coverage across functional, regression, performance, and security testing.
• Track and report quality metrics, defects, and testing progress to stakeholders.

3. Mobile and Web Testing Expertise:

• Oversee testing for Android and iOS applications, ensuring compatibility and performance across devices.
• Manage testing for responsive web portals, ensuring cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility.

4. Automation & Innovation:

• Drive the implementation of automation testing frameworks for Mobile and Web platforms.
• Identify and integrate tools like Appium, Selenium, Cypress, or similar to enhance test efficiency.
• Stay updated with the latest testing trends and tools to bring innovation into the QA processes.

5.Team Collaboration:

• Work closely with product managers, developers, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration of QA efforts into the development lifecycle.
• Foster a culture of accountability, quality, and continuous feedback.

6.Risk Mitigation:

• Proactively identify risks in the development cycle and suggest mitigation strategies.
• Ensure early detection and resolution of defects during the SDLC.

7.Documentation & Standards:

• Establish clear documentation practices for test cases, scenarios, and test results.
• Define and enforce quality assurance standards and guidelines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 1012 years of QA experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven expertise in testing mobile apps (Android/iOS) and web portals.
• Strong knowledge of manual and automated testing methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools like Selenium, TestNG, or Cypress.
• Expertise with bug tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail).
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner).
• Knowledge of API testing tools (e.g., Postman, RestAssured).

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to security testing tools and processes.

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Visionary mindset with the ability to inspire and guide the QA team.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong stakeholder management and conflict resolution skills.