QA Automation Lead

About the role

Iris Software is seeking a QA Automation Lead in Noida, UP, India to own and shape enterprise-level automation testing strategy and roadmap. Day-to-day, you will drive adoption of advanced automation tools and frameworks, establish governance and coding standards, lead multiple QA teams, design CI/CD execution in GitLab, and define automation KPIs and dashboards. You will also mentor QA engineers, support defect triage and RCA, and contribute to agile ceremonies while identifying innovation opportunities such as AI-driven testing.

What you’ll do

• Define and own the enterprise-level automation testing strategy and roadmap ensuring alignment with engagement objectives, prioritized applications and quality engineering goals.
• Drive adoption of advanced automation tools, frameworks, and best practices across projects.
• Establish governance models, architecture, standards, reusable component and maintainability improvements, coding standards, and automation guidelines across teams.
• Lead multiple QA teams ensuring delivery of high-quality automated testing solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for complex automation scenarios (API auth, asynchronous flows, data setup/teardown, and cross-system validations).
• Design the CI/CD execution approach for automated suites in GitLab (pipeline stages, schedules, environments, and runner requirements) and guide implementation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define automation KPIs, dashboards, and quality metrics; establish Jira/X-Ray integration patterns for traceability, governance, and automated reporting.
• Review and assure quality of automation code via standards enforcement, code reviews, and mentoring of QA engineers.

What you’ll bring

• API Automation
• Selenium
• Java
• BDD – Cucumber
• Junit
• Basic Build, Deployment and CI/CD
• Risk Management
• Web Analytics Testing

Skills