Senior Quality Engineering Lead

Job Title: Senior Quality Engineering Lead

Location: Pittsburgh, OH / Dallas, TX / Denver, CO (Onsite)

The consultant must be flexible to work from different client locations based on project requirements.

Experience:

8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, QA, Test Automation, and QA leadership.

Employment Type: W2 (Long Term Contract)

Visa: Any Visa

Job Overview

We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineering Lead with strong experience in test automation, Selenium, Playwright, and Quality Engineering methodologies. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in the Banking and Financial Services domain and experience leading onshore and offshore QA teams in a global delivery environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement Quality Engineering strategies, processes, and best practices.
• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance test automation frameworks.
• Create automated test scripts using Selenium and other modern automation tools.
• Develop and maintain Playwright automation for web applications.
• Prepare test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and automation strategies.
• Manage testing activities, defects, and project deliverables using Jira.
• Maintain testing documentation, process guidelines, and project artifacts in Confluence.
• Lead and coordinate onshore and offshore QA/QE teams.
• Support functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, product owners, and project managers to identify and resolve quality risks.
• Manage defect tracking, root-cause analysis, reporting, and resolution.
• Support release planning, implementation, validation, and production deployment activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing processes, automation coverage, and delivery efficiency.
• Explore and implement AI/GenAI-powered Quality Engineering tools and practices.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, QA, Test Automation, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of QE methodologies, testing processes, and industry best practices.
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Strong coding and scripting skills with Selenium-based automation.
• Practical experience with Playwright for modern web application testing.
• Experience working with Jira and Confluence.
• Proven experience leading onshore and offshore QA teams.
• Strong Banking and Financial Services domain experience.
• Knowledge of banking applications, business processes, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong understanding of test planning, execution, defect management, and release support.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, leadership, problem-solving, and risk-management abilities.
• Ability to work onsite in Pennsylvania and support multiple client locations as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI/GenAI-powered testing and Quality Engineering tools.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted test case generation and automation optimization.
• Experience using AI for defect analysis, test data creation, and test coverage improvement.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with API testing and automated regression testing.
• Knowledge of quality metrics, dashboards, and continuous testing practices.