Technical QA Lead

Role Overview

• Leads, mentors, and develops a team of SDETs and QA Engineers by clearly defining development goals, providing performance feedback, and establishing performance metrics.
• Collaborates with the Project Management team on project plans and supports the Release Management and DevOps teams with release engineering.
• Designs, develops, and maintains automated test scripts using common open-source test automation solutions such as Selenium, Appium, Playwright, and Cypress.
• Collaborates with Test Automation Architect to implement and enhance test automation frameworks to support end-to-end testing of microservices/APIs, cloud-native applications, and Large Language Model (LLM) testing.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define test strategies, test plans, and test cases, ensuring comprehensive test coverage and high-quality deliverables.
• Drives the adoption of modern testing methodologies and tools, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud-based testing platforms.
• Conducts code reviews and provide technical guidance to ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards.
• Analyzes test results, identifying root causes of defects, and working with development teams to resolve issues promptly.
• Stays up to date with the latest industry trends and advancements in test automation, microservices, cloud-native solutions, and LLM Technologies.
• Leads the hiring process for new team members and is responsible for the daily performance management of current team members.
• Performs team member review, evaluation, and compensation processes.
• Manages and monitors non-production environments to ensure availability, integrations, refreshes, access, and test data are readily available.
• Provides quality metrics in each sprint for the automation done by the SDET team.
• Acts as the liaison between Product, Engineering, QA, and other team members to ensure coordination, synergy, and successful sprint/feature delivery.
• Ensures proper documentation and maintenance of Automation test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of Agile methodologies and dependencies.
• Effectively manages the workload of the SDETs and QA Engineers, when applicable.
• Evaluates processes, anticipates problems, communicates suggestions to optimize effectiveness and efficiency, takes corrective action, and escalates as needed to resolve and achieve commitments.
• Has solid understanding of black box and white box testing techniques.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 4+ years’ experience working with and in Agile environments
• Proven experience (2-3 years) in leading and managing a team of SDETs or QA engineers
• 3+ years’ of programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript
• 3+ years’ of hands-on experience with open-source test automation frameworks like Selenium, Appium, Playwright, and Cypress
• In-depth knowledge of modern technologies such as Vision-Language Models (VLMs), microservices, cloud-native solutions and GenAI tools for automation
• 2+ years’ of experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or equivalent
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Expert at evaluating the skill set of the team and allocating the right resources for the project/program
• Experience in Functional Testing, Black Box Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, and User Acceptance Testing
• Self-starter with a positive attitude and willingness to learn new concepts and adapt to new technologies into current solutions
• Proven ability to work under high pressure and stick to milestones
• Expertise in common tools used in SDLC for Requirement Management, Test Case Management, Defect Management, Software Configuration Management, Release Management, Deployment Management, and open-source automation
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with performance and security testing is a plus.
• Familiarity with BDD frameworks like Cucumber or SpecFlow
• Experience with Risk management industry
• Experience managing globally dispersed teams

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Cypress
• Docker
• Java
• JavaScript
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Microservices
• Python
• SDLC
• Selenium
• TypeScript

Benefits

• Medical and Dental coverage available for employees, dependents, domestic partners, and spouses
• Paid Time Off – Flexible options plus 10 paid company holidays where available**
• All full-time positions are hybrid, with many eligible to be completely remote
• Fully Paid by Origami Risk – Vision insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance
• Generous family leave options—including adoption and foster care placements
• Pre-Tax Savings Accounts – Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Commuter Benefits, Dependent Care Savings Account
• Retirement Savings – 401(k) with company match up to 4%
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential & Free support offered to colleagues facing personal or work-related complications
• Education Assistance Program – to help colleagues pursue industry/role-specific certifications
• Wellness Benefits – reimbursement program to invest in healthy habits as well as support better colleague productivity and stress management
• Additional coverages available – Pet Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and Voluntary Life & AD&D coverage