QA Lead

Role: Senior QA LEAD

Location: Katy TX(Day 1 Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Enterprise QA Lead with strong hands-on expertise in automation and exceptional communication skills to lead QA across large-scale enterprise programs. This role demands strategic thinking, strong technical skills, and the ability to drive quality across complex, cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute enterprise-wide QA strategy for large programs involving multiple teams and technologies.
• Provide hands-on leadership in automation frameworks (Selenium, RestAssured, etc.) and CI/CD integration.
• Drive quality engineering best practices across functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
• Collaborate with Program Managers, Developers, Business Analysts, and other stakeholders to define quality goals and metrics.
• Identify quality risks early and ensure mitigation plans are in place.
• Build and lead a high-performing QA team, mentoring them on technical and process excellence.
• Create and maintain dashboards for executive reporting on quality KPIs.
• Continuously assess QA maturity and implement process improvements (e.g., shift-left, test data management, etc).
• Engage with enterprise tools (JIRA, ADO, etc.) for managing test cycles and reporting.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in QA, with at least 3 years in a leadership role for large enterprise-level programs.
• Strong hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and scripting.
• Proven experience driving QA in Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD environments.
• Experience working in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform) and microservices testing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to interface with senior executives and global stakeholders.

Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.