Lead Quality Assurance Solution Architect - Automation Testing (10-17 yrs)

Role Overview :

This is a high-impact, cross-functional role designed for a QA expert who can translate client problems into actionable testing strategies and compellingly articulate those solutions.

You will be the technical backbone of our pre-sales team, partnering with Sales to co-create solution decks, POCs, frameworks, and demos that close deals faster and more effectively.

Key Responsibilities :

- Collaborate with Sales Directors to understand client pain points and craft industry-specific QA/testing solutions.

- Prepare customised QA strategy documents, testing approaches, capability decks, and solution proposals.

- Attend client calls and confidently answer queries, objections, and solution-related discussions.

- Rapidly build Proof-of-Concepts (POCs), prototype automation scripts, or workflows as needed to support deals.

- Act as a technical pre-sales SME across domains like BFSI, Logistics, Retail, Healthcare, SaaS, etc.

- Research client domains, identify key QA touchpoints, and craft relevant visual presentations.

- Mentor junior QA engineers on client-prep readiness, communication, and pre-sales hygiene.

- Work directly with the CEO and Sales Head to support strategic pursuits and key RFPs.

Qualifications & Skills :

- 10-17 years of overall experience in Software Testing & QA.

- Minimum 3 years in a client-facing pre-sales or solutions consultant role.

- Strong hands-on experience with test automation tools : Selenium, Cucumber, Playwright, Postman, TestNG, JMeter, Cypress, AI Driven Testing, etc.

- Proven ability to design test strategies, framework architectures, and execution plans

- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to simplify complex ideas for non-technical stakeholders.

- Solid presentation skills and experience building client-ready decks using PowerPoint, Canva, or similar.

- Ability to multitask across multiple active pursuits, with strong accountability and follow-through.

Preferred Experience :

- Experience in a QA services outsourcing company

- Exposure to global clients (US/UK/Australia/Europe).

- Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, AI-assisted testing, and shift-left QA.

- Prior work across multiple domains (banking, logistics, insurance, eCommerce, SaaS, etc.).

What You'll Gain :

- A front-row seat in our company's scale journey from 50 to 200+ team size.

- Complete ownership of pre-sales technical solutioning.

- High visibility across leadership, with opportunity to move into a Practice Head/Delivery Head role.

- Fast-paced, entrepreneurial work culture with flexibility and autonomy.