Quality Assurance Lead

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Turbostart is not just a startup fund and accelerator, we are a catalyst for builders and a powerhouse of innovation. Our mission is to propel early-stage startups into the future by providing unparalleled support in technology, marketing, strategy, and beyond. We're in the business of building tomorrow's leaders - today. After 6 Years and 5 Funds we have supported over 50 startups, spanning sectors, stages and geographies - and this is just the beginning!

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What we are looking for:

Role: Quality Assurance Lead

Kenverse is building AI-native SaaS platforms powered by modern cloud infrastructure, agentic AI, and scalable architectures. We are looking for a QA Lead who will drive quality engineering strategy, build scalable automation practices, and establish strong quality governance across products. This role goes beyond testing-you will shape how quality is engineered into our platforms from design to release.

Location: Bangalore

Experience Required: 10+ years

What you'll do:

Quality Strategy & Leadership

- Define and own the overall QA strategy across Kenverse products and platforms. - Establish automation-first testing practices aligned with engineering and DevOps workflows. - Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing QA team across manual and automation testing. - Drive shift-left testing practices and embed quality early in the development lifecycle. - Act as the quality champion across engineering, product, and leadership teams.

Automation & Framework Ownership

- Architect and oversee scalable automation frameworks using: - Selenium (Java) for web applications - Appium for mobile automation (Android & iOS) - API automation using Postman/Newman or equivalent tools - Ensure high automation coverage across UI, API, and integration layers. - Define automation standards, reusable components, and coding best practices.

End-to-End Quality Governance

- Define test strategies, quality gates, release readiness criteria, and risk assessments. - Establish metrics-driven quality dashboards (defect leakage, coverage, release health). - Drive performance, scalability, and reliability testing initiatives. - Ensure consistent testing practices across multiple product teams.

DevOps & Continuous Testing

- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.). - Enable continuous testing aligned with microservices and cloud-native architecture. - Collaborate with DevOps teams on environment stability and release automation.

Stakeholder Collaboration

- Partner with Product Managers and Engineering Leads during requirement definition and solution design. - Participate in architecture discussions to ensure testability and scalability. - Provide executive-level visibility into product quality, risks, and release confidence.

Process & Quality Improvement

- Drive adoption of best practices across STLC, SDLC, and Agile delivery models. - Introduce modern QA practices such as: - Risk-based testing - Test data management - Contract testing - Observability-driven validation - Continuously improve testing efficiency and release velocity.

Our Ideal Candidate:

Must Have:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. - 10–12 years of experience in software testing and quality engineering. - Proven experience leading QA teams in SaaS or enterprise product environments. - Strong hands-on expertise in:

-Selenium (Java) automation frameworks

-Appium mobile automation

-API testing using Postman or equivalent tools

- Deep understanding of:

-SDLC, STLC, and defect lifecycle management

-Agile/Scrum methodologies

-Test strategy and release governance

-Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills. - Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Good to have:

- Experience with large-scale multi-tenant SaaS platforms. - Exposure to Azure and/or AWS environments. - Understanding of microservices, event-driven systems, and asynchronous integrations. - Knowledge of security testing concepts (OAuth, JWT, API security). - Experience with observability tools such as Splunk, New Relic, ELK, or Datadog. - Exposure to AI-enabled applications or intelligent automation testing. - Experience in EdTech or enterprise platforms.

Why Join Us?

- Impact from Day One-Build and scale AI-driven platforms powering universities, enterprises, and innovation ecosystems. - Engineering-Led Culture-Work within an automation-first, cloud-native environment focused on scalability and innovation. - Leadership Opportunity-Shape QA practices, influence architecture decisions, and build a quality engineering culture. - Growth & Ownership-Drive organization-level quality strategy with strong autonomy and visibility. - Startup Agility + Structured Execution-Experience the speed of a startup with the backing of an established innovation ecosystem.