Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Lead

Role Overview We are looking for a Lead QA Engineer to own and drive end-to-end quality for our mobile and backend platforms. This role is centered on deep hands-on testing, release readiness, and risk-based validation, complemented by strategic automation for critical and repeatable workflows. You will operate in a cloud-native architecture (AWS & GCP) and ensure seamless quality across our Flutter-based mobile applications and Java/Spring Boot microservices. Key Responsibilities Manual Testing & Release Ownership • Lead test planning, test scenario creation, and hands-on execution for all product releases. • Perform functional, exploratory, regression, integration, and UAT testing across Flutter mobile apps and backend systems. • Own end-to-end release sign-off, ensuring production readiness with measurable quality benchmarks. • Translate PRDs and user stories into comprehensive test coverage, including edge cases and negative scenarios. • Validate financial transactions, portfolio flows, data accuracy, and business-critical logic. • Drive cross-device, OS-version, and real-user condition testing. • Conduct defect triage, root cause analysis, and preventive quality improvements. Automation & Continuous Testing • Identify high-value, repeatable test scenarios and automate them to accelerate regression cycles. • Build and maintain mobile automation frameworks for Flutter apps using tools like Appium. • Automate API and integration test flows using Postman / RestAssured or equivalent tools. • Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous quality checks. • Continuously improve test coverage, execution efficiency, and release confidence. Quality Strategy & Process Excellence • Define and implement a scalable QA strategy aligned with rapid product releases. • Establish quality gates, test coverage models, and release health metrics. • Drive shift-left testing practices in collaboration with engineering teams. • Ensure performance, reliability, and stability of mobile and backend systems. • Create clear quality dashboards and stakeholder reporting. • Mentor QA team members and set testing standards, frameworks, and best practices. Cross-Functional Collaboration • Work closely with Flutter developers to ensure UI/UX, responsiveness, and functional correctness. • Partner with Java/Spring Boot backend teams for early integration validation. • Collaborate with DevOps teams for environment readiness and CI/CD quality checks across AWS & GCP. • Actively participate in sprint ceremonies, requirement discussions, and release planning. • Use Jira and Confluence for traceability, documentation, and quality tracking.