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About The Job

Job Title: QA Lead

Location: Teynampet, Chennai

Job Type: Full-time

Experience Level: 9+ Years

Company: Gigadesk Technologies Pvt. Ltd. [Greatify]

Website: www.greatify.ai

Company Description

At Greatify.ai, we lead the transformation of educational institutions with state-of-the-art AI-driven solutions. Serving 100+ institutions globally, our mission is to unlock their full potential by enhancing learning experiences and streamlining operations. Join us to empower the future of education with innovative technology.

Job Description

We are looking for a QA Lead to own and drive the quality strategy across our product suite. This role combines hands-on automation expertise with team leadership, process ownership, and cross-functional collaboration.

As a QA Lead, you will define testing standards, guide the QA team, ensure high test coverage across web and mobile platforms, and act as the quality gatekeeper for all releases.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Ownership Lead and mentor the QA team, including automation and manual testers Define QA strategy, test plans, and quality benchmarks across products Own release quality and provide go/no-go decisions for deployments Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams Automation & Testing Oversee and contribute to automation using Playwright (Python) for web applications Guide mobile automation efforts using Appium (iOS & Android) Ensure comprehensive functional, regression, integration, and smoke test coverage Review automation code for scalability, maintainability, and best practices Process & Quality Improvement Establish and improve QA processes, documentation, and reporting Drive shift-left testing and early defect detection Ensure API testing coverage and support performance/load testing initiatives Track QA metrics, defect trends, and release health Stakeholder Collaboration Work with Product Managers to understand requirements and define acceptance criteria Communicate quality risks, timelines, and test results clearly to stakeholders Act as the single point of accountability for QA deliverables

Skills & Qualifications Skills: - Playwright, Python, Appium, Test management, Automation, Manual testing, RESTful APIs and CI/CD

Required Skills Strong experience in QA leadership or senior QA roles Proficiency in Python-based test automation Hands-on experience with Playwright for web automation Experience with Appium for mobile automation Strong understanding of REST API testing (Postman / automation scripts) Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.) Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies Good to Have Exposure to performance/load testing tools (Locust, JMeter, k6) Experience in EdTech or large-scale transactional systems Knowledge of cloud-based environments and release workflows.