Lead QA Engineer

Valorem Reply, part of Reply Ltd., is a business innovation firm made up of talented and intelligent people from around the world who love to solve modern business problems with custom Microsoft Cloud solutions. We work with bleeding-edge technology, wellknown clients and a diverse workforce to push the boundaries of technology and innovation and drive real-world impact for our customers and communities.

As the Lead QA Engineer, will lead software testing projects and provide guidance to the testing efforts of the project teams. You will act as a point of contact for all QA aspects of releases, providing QA services and coordinating QA resources internally and externally. You will be responsible for understanding the business context and technical implementation from a testing perspective for several large, high visibility applications. Primary responsibility is to lead the automation feasibility and tool analysis, test planning and automation script development and maintenance. This will require a strong ability to learn, communicate and collaborate, as well as aptitude in a wide breath of technologies. You will work together with the Manager, Leads and the other Engineering teams to deliver high quality, optimized delivery of solutions. You will coordinate and collaborate with multiple development teams to understand the business context and technical implementation of the applications to facilitate complete and rigorous testing of the functional behavior and output.

Key Responsibilities

• Strong knowledge of quality assurance and engineering methodologies with at least a year’s experience in test automation lead and execution role.
• Coordinate testing activities with the Onshore counterparts, Testing Manager and Project Managers and lead teams in software testing planning, automation, documentation, and process improvement.
• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback. Also, should be able to review complex software design specifications with a focus on testability, test automation and quality improvements.
• Develop test strategies and test plans, peer-review test cases and other testing artifacts as necessary to ensure a systematic approach to the quality of a new product or service.
• Prepare test scripts, review test results and anchor defects prevention activities. Identify and communicate risk and risk mitigation strategies.
• Document and report status on manual and automated test cases for functional, API and end-to-end tests, along with ensuring comprehensive test coverage of unit tests, automated smoke, and regression test suites
• Plan, develop and collaborate on test automation tools such as Selenium, and test suites utilizing a variety of testing methods in both positive and negative scenarios

Minimum Requirements

• Min. 5+ years of automation experience with a strong understanding of quality assurance and engineering methodologies in Agile projects.
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining automated tests using tools like Selenium and languages such as C#, or Python or Java (with the willingness and ability to quickly adapt to C#)
• Experience with REST API automation testing and familiarity with version control systems like Git.
• Hands-on experience in CI/CD platforms such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps (or a strong willingness and ability to learn Azure DevOps), including participation in automated pipelines.
• Proficient in documenting test cases, reporting defects, and communicating effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to work independently, and adaptability in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with testing complex, high-traffic, multi-tier cloud-based applications in MS Azure environments.
• Familiarity with testing solutions like SpecFlow, Cucumber, Playwright etc.
• Knowledge of additional testing domains such as Security Testing (Burp Suite), Accessibility Testing, and Performance Testing (e.g., JMeter, Azure Load Testing).
• Understanding of database concepts and experience writing SQL scripts for backend testing.
• Experience or interest in AI technologies, especially Azure OpenAI, is an added advantage.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to work in cross-cultural, virtual, and geographically dispersed teams.

Reply specializes in the design and implementation of solutions based on new communication channels and digital media. Reply is a network of highly specialized companies supporting global industrial groups operating in the telecom and media, industry and services, banking, insurance and public administration sectors in the definition and development of business models enabled for the new paradigms of AI, cloud computing, digital media and the Internet of Things. Reply services include Consulting, System Integration and Digital Services