Role Overview
We're hiring a senior-level / Lead level QA consultant to uplift our QA team's skills and testing maturity. This contract role is hands-on and coaching-focused : you'll introduce modern automation approaches (AI-enabled and low-code / no-code), align testing with CI / CD and cloud workflows, and mentor the team to adopt security- and performance-first testing practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead adoption of AI-driven and smart automation approaches (intelligent test generation, auto-healing scripts, predictive defect analysis) while retaining pragmatic support for traditional frameworks where needed.
- Drive low-code / no-code automation adoption-train the team on tool usage, prompt strategies, and designing reliable test flows that non-developers can create and maintain.
- Architect and integrate automated test suites into CI / CD pipelines and cloud test execution, enabling reliable, repeatable test runs and faster releases.
- Mentor the QA team via 1 : 1 coaching and structured upskilling sessions; assess individual maturity and create personalized learning paths.
- Address security and performance testing as first-class concerns - define practices, introduce tools and test patterns, and coach the team on remediation workflows.
- Provide leadership on test strategy, framework modernization, and measurable process improvement (faster feedback loops, higher automation coverage, reduced manual toil).
- Bring cross-domain perspective - apply lessons learned from multiple product domains to avoid single-product biases.
- Act as a temporary team lead when required : handle, coach, and coordinate small QA squads during sprints or pilot projects.
Required Skills & Experience
Senior-level experience in test automation with hands-on work on modern frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or equivalents) and exposure to AI / ML-enhanced QA tools.Practical experience with low-code / no-code automation platforms and the ability to train non-technical users.Strong working knowledge of CI / CD (Jenkins / GitHub Actions / GitLab / other) and cloud test execution patterns.Demonstrated background in security and performance testing for web applications.Proven experience mentoring and handling teams, with excellent communication and coaching ability.Experience across multiple domains / products (not limited to a single-product background).Comfortable producing documentation, playbooks, and training materials.Nice-to-Have
Prior consulting experience with upskilling mandates.Familiarity with observability / testing in microservices and API-first environments.Experience with test data management and test environment orchestration.Deliverables / Success Criteria (sample)
Roadmap for automation modernization and low-code adoption within the first 4 weeks.Knowledge-transfer artifacts : playbooks, runbooks, prompts, and sample test templates.