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Icims • Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Role & seniority: Lead Engineer, Quality (QA Automation)
Stack/tools: Web tech (HTML/CSS/JS, AJAX, REST/JSON/XML), RESTful services; automation: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright; CI/CD-focused testing; performance testing (JUnit/profiling tools); security defect evaluation; AI/agentic AI integrations; mobile test frameworks (nice-to-have)
Own overall quality for releases; decision and Go/No-Go for production releases
Develop/improve automated testing within CI/CD; ensure E2E and integration test coverage; manual testing as needed
Lead automation framework maintenance, code reviews, and training across quality teams; act as Voice of Quality across multiple teams
Must-have skills: 10+ years software engineering; 8+ years SDET/automation experience; 6+ years leading multiple quality teams; strong testing methodologies and CICD expertise; proficiency with web tech and REST APIs; experience with Selenium/WebDriver or Playwright; Agile/Lean experience; ability to coach teams and drive quality culture
Nice-to-haves: mobile test framework experience; security testing tooling; AI/ML integration testing (RAG/agentic AI); advanced test architecture knowledge
Location & work type: not specified in posting; off-hours support mentioned; full-time role with distributed responsibilities across teams
Job Overview
As a Lead Engineer, Quality at iCIMS, you will play a critical role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and scalable software solutions across iCIMS. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic oversight of testing execution, automation frameworks and quality governance. The Lead Engineer, QA Automation partners closely with engineering, product, and Devops to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle and drives continues improvement across multiple teams. Off hours support as needed.
About Us
When you join iCIMS, you join the team helping global companies transform business and the world through the power of talent. Our customers do amazing things: design rocket ships, create vaccines, deliver consumer goods globally, overnight, with a smile. As the Talent Cloud company, we empower these organizations to attract, engage, hire, and advance the right talent. We’re passionate about helping companies build a diverse, winning workforce and about building our home team. We're dedicated to fostering an inclusive, purpose-driven, and innovative work environment where everyone belongs.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with Development Leaders, Product Owners, and others to ensure high quality releases “Own” overall quality for releases by becoming a customer and quality advocate Provide the “Go/No-Go” recommendation to the delivery team regarding quality for all releases Develop ways to automate and improve testing processes within a CICD construct Responsible for ensuring test plans and executions are completed prior to production release Ensure E2E and Integration Test automated test coverage prior to production release Manually test features in development as needed Train testers in how to complete code reviews and code/architecture quality reviews Ensure defects have been documented based on standard quality processes Train engineers and other team members on current quality standards Complete post deployment check for releases as needed
Review current automation framework and make improvements as needed Perform code reviews for quality engineers to ensure appropriate code standards are being met Manage automated test code repositories for multiple test suites using multiple automation tools Ensure automation scripts meet acceptable reliability, performance, and maintenance requirements Create and improve automated testing strategy for key features for applications under development Research and provide feedback on test frameworks and tools
Provide team training, documentation, and direction for multiple quality teams and partners Review customer feedback, incidents, and test results from alpha/beta tests to inform test practices Be a “voice of the customer” for a functional product area across multiple teams Ensure all “definition of done” items are completed prior to production release Provide updates to process documentation as needed
Qualifications
10+ years experience in software engineering experience in scalable software design 8+ years experience as an “SDET” or similar role developing automated frameworks and tests 6+ years experience as a technical leader leading multiple quality teams with indirect reports Strong proficiency in testing methodologies, techniques, and tools with a focus on CICD processes Strong proficiency in web-based technologies including AJAX, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JSON, RESTful services and similar related technologies Strong knowledge of testing and automating REST and RESTful based web services Agile, Lean, Iterative software development and delivery experience required Advanced knowledge of various automated test architecture patterns Experience developing automation frameworks such as Selenium Web driver or Playwright Experience executing performance tests using tools like JUnit or other profiling tools Experience evaluating security defects using automated tools Experience testing AI Integrations with agentic AI / RAG models Experience developing test frameworks for mobile is a plus Adept at navigating cross functional teams and promoting quality as a culture across all roles
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered One or more certifications such as ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) or ISTQB Advanced Certified (CTAL-TM, CTAL-TAE, CT-ATLaS, CT-GenAI, CT-AI)
EEO Statement
iCIMS is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our approach helps us to build a winning team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at iCIMS. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you’d like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at careers@icims.com.
Compensation And Benefits
iCIMS offers a comprehensive benefits package: medical, vision, and dental, life insurance, pensions, tuition reimbursement, lifestyle spending accounts, and generous paid time off plans (vacation, sick, parental leave). Learn more here: https://careers.icims.com/benefits.