Senior Lead Engineer (QA)
Alight SolutionsGurgaon, Haryana, India • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Posted March 2, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Alight is a company that helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation.
Job Description
We are seeking a hands-on QA-Senior Leader Engineer with over 8 years of experience in manual and automation testing, and exposure to performance testing. The ideal candidate will lead a QA team of 5–10 engineers, be actively involved in Agile delivery cycles, and contribute directly to sprint activities.
Requirements
- Lead, mentor, and manage a QA team of 5–10 testers (manual and automation)
- Own the quality assurance strategy, planning, and execution across all phases of the SDLC
- Be hands-on in manual and automation testing – contribute actively during Agile sprints
- Define and implement robust test plans, test cases, and automation scripts for web, API, and backend services
- Work closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps to integrate QA processes in CI/CD pipelines
- Drive test automation strategy using tools such as Selenium, Functionize, or similar frameworks
- Collaborate with performance testing engineers or contribute to performance testing activities as needed
- Conduct code reviews for automation scripts and support test data management
- Track QA metrics, create test reports, and drive quality improvements across the team
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and innovation in QA practices
Benefits
- Health coverage options
- Wellbeing and support programs
- Retirement
- Vacation and sick leave
- Maternity, paternity & adoption leave
- Continuing education and training
- Voluntary benefit options
