
Principal QA Engineer
NorthBay Solutions3 hours ago
Karachi, Pakistan +2 moreStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for web, mobile, and API applications.
- Lead QA strategy, planning, and execution across multiple projects.
- Implement and optimize automation pipelines integrated with CI/CD workflows.
- Use GenAI tools for test case generation, test data management, automation optimization, and defect prediction.
- Perform functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
- Drive cloud-based testing strategies using Microsoft Azure services.
- Analyze test results, identify defects, and ensure timely resolution.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and DevOps teams to maintain product quality.
- Mentor junior QA engineers and promote QA standards and continuous process improvement.
Requirements
- Require 6–10 years of experience in software quality assurance with a strong focus on automation testing.
- Require hands-on experience with Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Appium.
- Require strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript, Python, or C#.
- Require experience with API testing tools such as Postman or RestAssured.
- Require understanding of CI/CD pipelines and experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
- Require hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure for test environments, pipelines, or cloud deployments.
- Require exposure to GenAI tools or solutions for QA.
- Require knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience with JIRA, TestRail, or Azure Test Plans.
- Prefer experience with JMeter, LoadRunner, or k6 for performance testing.
- Prefer knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Cucumber, or SpecFlow and experience with security testing.
- Azure, QA, or automation testing certifications are an advantage.
Benefits
- Full-time, permanent employment.
- Hybrid work arrangement in Lahore, Karachi, or Islamabad.
Tech Stack
Apache JMeterAppiumAzureC#CucumberCypressDockerGitHub ActionsJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesPostmanPythonSelenium