QA Analyst Lead

Accountabilities: QA Strategy & Standards: Define, establish, and champion quality assurance standards, testing principles, and best practices across multiple GenAI projects, embedding quality into every stage of the development lifecycle. Requirements Analysis & Test Planning: Analyze product requirements and feature specifications to determine appropriate testing approaches, coverage levels, and validation priorities. Automated Testing Leadership: Oversee the design, organization, prioritization, and delivery of automated test suites across the project portfolio, ensuring effective and maintainable testing practices. Quality Risk Management: Identify and challenge gaps in test coverage, including edge cases, regression risks, integration points, and other potential failure scenarios. Cross-Functional Coaching: Guide developers and product managers in adopting a quality-first mindset, enabling teams to make informed testing decisions and take greater ownership of product quality. Quality Metrics & Reporting: Monitor and communicate test health, coverage metrics, defect trends, and overall quality performance to support continuous improvement and informed delivery decisions. Hands-On Testing & Validation: Develop and execute automated or manual tests when necessary to establish best practices, validate critical functionality, address quality gaps, and unblock delivery. International Collaboration: Partner with engineering leadership and distributed delivery teams across India, the UK, and Europe to align QA practices, coordinate priorities, and maintain consistent quality standards. Requirements: Professional Experience: At least five years of experience in quality assurance, software testing, test engineering, or a related software delivery discipline. QA Strategy & Test Design: Proven experience defining testing strategies, establishing QA standards, and developing automated testing approaches for cross-functional engineering teams. Automation Frameworks: Hands-on experience with one or more automated testing frameworks, such as Selenium, Playwright, Pytest, or Cypress. Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to understand complex product functionality, identify risks, and determine effective test coverage. Communication & Influence: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions constructively, influence stakeholders, and promote quality without creating unnecessary friction. Quality Ownership: A proactive approach to identifying gaps, improving testing practices, and encouraging accountability for quality across development teams. AI & Modern Engineering Experience: Experience working with artificial intelligence, generative AI, data engineering, or CI/CD pipeline integration is a strong advantage. International Teamwork: Ability to collaborate effectively with a UK-based Engineering Manager and colleagues across UK and European time zones, with reasonable overlap with UK working hours. Adaptability: Comfortable balancing strategic QA leadership with hands-on testing responsibilities in a fast-moving, innovation-focused environment. Benefits: Employment Type: Permanent, full-time position. Location: India, with a hybrid working arrangement. Compensation: Competitive salary package; the exact salary range is not specified in the job description. Career Progression: Clear career development opportunities within a global technology organization. Innovative Projects: Opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge GenAI initiatives and help advance technology supporting the energy transition. Professional Impact: A strategic role where your expertise can shape engineering standards, team culture, and software delivery quality. Learning & Development: Access to continuous learning, professional development, and exposure to emerging technologies. International Collaboration: Opportunities to work with engineering and delivery teams across India, the UK, and Europe. Work-Life Balance: Hybrid working flexibility and a team culture that respects personal time. Collaborative Environment: A workplace that values openness, trust, mutual respect, diversity, and inclusion. Healthcare, Retirement & Paid Leave: Specific details regarding healthcare coverage, retirement benefits, and paid leave are not provided in the job description. Accessibility & Inclusion: Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruitment and interview process upon request.