QA Manual & Automation Lead – Mobile Applications (Appium, Java)
Bengaluru
**QA Manual \& Automation Lead -- Mobile Applications** **Role Overview** We are looking for an experienced QA Manual \& Automation Lead to drive quality engineering for mobile applications across Android and iOS. This role combines hands-on automation development (UI and API) with QA leadership --- owning test strategy, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high-quality, reliable releases within a CI/CD-driven Agile environment. **Key Responsibilities** QA Leadership * Lead and mentor QA engineers across manual and automation testing * Define and implement the overall QA strategy for mobile applications * Prepare test plans, estimates, risk assessments, and release-readiness reports * Drive automation adoption and improve test coverage and execution efficiency * Review test cases, automation code, and test results * Collaborate with Product, Development, DevOps, and other stakeholders to ensure product quality Mobile UI Automation * Design, develop, and maintain mobile UI automation frameworks using Java, TestNG, and Appium * Automate functional, regression, smoke, and end-to-end mobile scenarios * Implement reusable automation components using Page Object Model (POM) and framework best practices * Execute tests on Android and iOS devices, emulators, and simulators * Troubleshoot synchronization, locator, device, and application-specific automation issues * Improve automation stability, reliability, and execution time API Automation * Design and develop API automation tests using Java and REST Assured * Validate REST APIs for status codes, response payloads, headers, authentication, and business logic * Integrate API automation with mobile UI automation for end-to-end validation * Perform API regression and integration testing * Analyze API failures and collaborate with development teams on root cause resolution Manual Testing * Review requirements and create comprehensive test scenarios and test cases * Perform functional, exploratory, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing * Validate mobile applications across different devices, OS versions, and screen sizes * Identify, document, and track defects through the complete defect lifecycle Git \& CI/CD * Maintain automation source code using Git, following branching, PR, and code-review practices * Integrate UI and API automation suites with Jenkins/CI-CD pipelines * Support scheduled and deployment-triggered automated test execution * Analyze CI/CD automation failures and ensure timely resolution **Qualifications** * 8 years of experience in Mobile Application Testing across Android \& iOS * Strong hands-on experience with Appium and Java programming * Hands-on experience with TestNG and designing/maintaining automation frameworks * Strong experience in API Automation using REST Assured * Solid knowledge of Git, Maven/Gradle, and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines * Good understanding of REST APIs, JSON, HTTP methods, and authentication mechanisms * Strong grasp of QA processes, SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies **Candidate Profile** An ideal candidate is a hands-on QA leader who thrives at the intersection of automation engineering and team mentorship --- comfortable owning both strategic QA decisions and deep technical implementation (frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, cross-platform mobile testing). Prior experience leading a QA team in a fast-paced Agile/product environment is strongly preferred.
