Quality Assurance Test Manager

About the Organization: MAISON D' AURAINE is a conglomerate with a premium hair, beauty, and personal care brand portfolio. We launched Gkhair in India in 2014 and have since become the leader in this category, serving 15000 salons across 300 cities. Our primary brands are Gkhair, pH, and Keune, and we will launch more exciting products and brands this year. Our innovative marketing strategies, in-depth research, and round-the-clock service support have helped us establish a leadership position in the industry. We are committed to nurturing hair and skin care experts in the country by providing world-class education and services in collaboration with global trendsetters and artists. The group also has a flourishing tech arm called "ALT Tech," where the dynamic and talented team of engineers and product owners develops new-age websites, digital commerce-focused marketplaces, Android and iOS apps, ERP and CRM solutions for Beauty and other industries. Our state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing facility in Gurgaon focuses on innovating the science behind beauty and curating homegrown brands for global markets. Who You Are As a QA Test Manager, you will be responsible for architecting and implementing high-performance, scalable test automation frameworks that drive continuous quality improvement. You will lead initiatives that address complex testing challenges, streamline automation processes, and integrate testing workflows into CI/CD pipelines. Your focus will be on expanding automation coverage, improving testing efficiency, and ensuring seamless integration with development, product, and DevOps teams. Staying focused on current QA trends in engineering and implementation. What You’ll Do

• Design and develop advanced test automation frameworks using Robot Framework with Python and Selenium with Java.
• Manage and guide teams in handling complex automation projects, promoting a culture of quality.
• Cover comprehensive testing across Web, API, and Mobile platforms.
• Build modular, maintainable, and reusable automation suites tailored for agile development cycles.
• Integrate test automation with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and other CI/CD tools.
• Stay focused on the current trends in the market and experiment/POC new suitable trends.
• Automate GraphQL testing with tools like Postman and JMeter.
• Ensure continuous integration and testing with automated pipelines.
• Lead cloud-based test automation implementations using platforms like AWS.
• Use cloud services such as BrowserStack for large-scale cross-browser testing.
• Achieve seamless test execution across multiple environments with containerized solutions.
• Integrate performance testing using JMeter or Gatling.
• Implement service virtualization for isolated testing scenarios to enhance reliability and coverage.
• Enable business analysts and QA teams to define and execute tests with minimal scripting effort.
• Manage the test lifecycle using Zephyr for test case management, linking all test cases to requirements and automation scripts.
• Oversee defect tracking using JIRA, ensuring transparency, traceability, and timely resolution of bugs.
• Develop custom automation scripts using Java, Python, and Groovy.
• Implement data-driven automation techniques to ensure scalability and flexibility in test execution.
• Optimize testing through parallel execution, distributed testing, and orchestration strategies.
• Continuously refactor test cases for maintainability and adaptability to project changes.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and business teams to align on quality goals and strategies.
• Define and monitor key metrics like test coverage, automation pass/fail rates, and defect resolution times.
• Prepare executive-level summaries and dashboards, providing detailed insights into automation progress and overall project quality.

• 5-8 years of hands-on experience in software testing, with at least 5 years of experience in building and scaling test automation frameworks for large, complex systems.
• Proficiency in managing SDET teams and delivering automation test solutions.
• Deep expertise in developing automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver (Java) and Robot Framework (Python), with custom scripting for specific project needs.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration with tools like Jenkins, and GitHub Actions, for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Experience with REST API testing using Postman, REST-Assured, and mocking tools like WireMock for service isolation and testing.
• Advanced understanding of cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) for scalable, containerized test environments.
• Proficient in performance testing using tools like JMeter, Gatling, and Locust to measure application performance and scalability.
• Experience in cross-browser testing leveraging tools like Selenium Grid or BrowserStack for distributed execution.
• Strong experience in SQL and no SQL database validation testing with MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB for complex test scenarios requiring data integrity verification.
• Proficiency in managing the end-to-end test lifecycle using Zephyr for test management and JIRA for defect tracking.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, preferably from a good recognized institute.

• Certifications: ISTQB Advanced Level, CTAE certifications, or advanced certifications in test automation.
• Familiarity with eCommerce or consumer internet market domains.
• Programming Expertise: Advanced coding skills in Java, Python, and Groovy to build and extend automation frameworks.
• AI/ML Integration: Knowledge of AI/ML models for predictive testing, smart test case generation, and test data optimization.