QA Lead
Samprasoft
QA Lead for Swamy
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Position Summary
We are looking for an exceptionally skilled and driven Conversational AI QA Engineering Leader. The ideal candidate will have a robust background in building and guiding high-performing QA teams focused on conversational AI solutions. This role involves coaching and mentoring QA engineers to ensure the delivery of high-quality voice and chatbot products and services through rigorous testing and validation strategies.
If you are passionate about quality assurance in conversational AI and have a proven track record of leading successful QA teams in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and technical QA leadership across multiple conversational AI delivery teams, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
- Lead the development and execution of comprehensive QA strategies for conversational AI solutions, including voice and chatbots.
- Ensure timely execution of QA cycles, quality outcomes, and measurable impact through test automation and manual validation.
- Build, mentor, and inspire high-performing teams of QA engineers and test managers. Foster a culture of quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Continuously evaluate and drive adoption of emerging QA tools and technologies to enhance testing capabilities and maintain competitive advantage.
- Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to identify quality risks and communicate QA progress and metrics.
- Champion best practices in QA methodologies, agile testing, and AI model validation.
- Establish KPIs, governance models, and QA frameworks to ensure scalability, compliance, and performance of conversational AI solutions.
- Identify opportunities for improving customer experience through robust QA processes and ROI-driven quality initiatives.
Success Criteria
- Thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment where innovation and agility are paramount.
- Demonstrate exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire QA teams.
- Exhibit strong technical acumen in QA engineering, with hands-on experience in testing AI and machine learning solutions.
- Possess a strategic mindset, capable of translating business objectives into actionable QA plans.
- Show a commitment to excellence, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for delivering high-quality products.
- Embrace a culture of collaboration, working seamlessly with diverse teams to achieve common goals.
- Be a visionary thinker, always looking for ways to push the envelope and drive quality standards forward.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in QA leadership roles, with at least 5 years focused on cloud-native environments (IBM & Azure highly preferred) testing conversational AI solutions, including voice and chatbots.
- 10+ years of experience translating complex QA strategies into strategic business outcomes.
- 10+ years of experience with QA automation and scripting using languages such as Java, Python, or Node.js.
- 7+ years of experience as a QA lead for large-scale AI or digital transformation programs working in a high-performance Agile environment.
- 7+ years of experience testing applications deployed to the cloud, integrated with cloud technologies.
- 7+ years of experience with open-source automation servers such as Jenkins, Octopus, or GitHub Actions.
- 7+ years of experience with API testing tools such as Postman, Swagger, or similar tools.
- Strong understanding of conversational AI technologies (e.g., chatbots, voice assistants, LLMs, STT/TTS, NLU/NLP engines) and QA techniques for validating these technologies, including model testing, regression, and performance validation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Executive-level communication skills, capable of effectively articulating QA and strategic concepts to multiple stakeholders.
- Experience with IBM WatsonX and its suite of AI tools and services.
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLM) and their practical applications in conversational AI QA.
- Familiarity with SAFE agile methodologies and experience in leading agile QA teams.
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