AI-Driven QA Automation Lead

abra professional services is seeking a AI-Driven QA Automation Lead! Responsibilities: • Leading the organizational transition to an Automation-First approach and implementing Quality Engineering practices and smart automation. • End-to-end ownership of the quality strategy, including testing methodologies, quality gates, KPIs, and unified QA processes across all development teams. • Managing the testing strategy throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)—from DEV environments through QA, Staging, and Production—while ensuring consistent standards, risk management, and release readiness. • Professional leadership, mentoring, and guidance of QA personnel in a matrix environment, including knowledge sharing and building organizational capabilities. • Implementing and maintaining mobile automation infrastructure for iOS and Android using Cucumber / Gherkin, ensuring scalability, reliability, and compliance with organizational standards. • Defining automation standards, code writing guidelines, and framework architectures, as well as optimizing performance and maintainability using advanced AI tools. • Developing solutions for Test Data challenges within a banking environment and utilizing Mocks, Stubs, and Service Virtualization to minimize dependencies on unstable environments. • Integrating automated test suites into Build and Release pipelines in VSTS / Azure DevOps, and defining quality gates and automated verification processes in CI/CD.

Requirements: Mandatory Requirements: • At least 5 years of hands-on QA experience in large enterprises, conducting both manual and automated testing for mobile applications. • At least 1 year of experience in a leadership role as a QA Team Lead, Development Team Lead, or Tech Lead. • At least 2 years of experience designing and implementing Cucumber / Gherkin-based automation frameworks across cross-functional teams. • At least 2 years of hands-on mobile automation experience, with a preference for Appium or Detox. • At least 2 years of experience defining testing methodologies and managing quality metrics (KPIs). • At least 2 years of hands-on programming experience in JavaScript / TypeScript, Python, or Java. • At least 2 years of experience working within a React Native environment. Advantages: • Experience implementing AI-driven testing solutions. • Experience integrating and executing automated test suites within VSTS / Azure DevOps Pipelines and CI/CD processes. • Experience in matrix leadership, influencing without direct authority, professional mentoring, and collaborating with Tech Leads, R&D Managers, Product Managers, and senior management. • Experience in the Fintech, Banking, or Financial sectors.