Leading QA Automation initiatives, designing frameworks, mentoring engineers, ensuring test quality across SaaS products, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines.
About Anchanto
Anchanto is a global enterprise SaaS company whose Cloud and AI products power end-to-end e-commerce and logistics operations for some of the world’s largest brands, 3PLs, and marketplaces. Our platforms process millions of orders across 70+ countries every month—and we’re still growing.
Role Overview
We are looking for a QA Automation Lead with 5+ years of hands-on automation experience to lead the design and execution of test automation across core SaaS products. This is a technically strong, hands-on leadership role ideal for someone passionate about building automation frameworks, mentoring others, and ensuring consistent, high-quality releases.
Key Responsibilities:
- Automation Strategy & Execution
- Lead automation planning, scripting, and execution across UI, API, database, and performance layers.
- Design and implement scalable test automation frameworks using tools like Testim, Selenium, Cypress, etc.
- Drive automation-first practices and integrate test suites with CI/CD pipelines for early defect detection.
Technical Leadership
- Guide QA engineers in writing clean, reusable, and robust automation code.
- Conduct code and script reviews; troubleshoot failures and improve test stability and coverage.
- Collaborate with developers and DevOps for continuous integration and test orchestration.
Collaboration & Delivery
- Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Release teams to ensure test coverage and quality gates throughout SDLC.
- Represent QA in agile ceremonies and play an active role in release readiness decisions.
- Own quality metrics like pass rate, defect leakage, and automation ROI.
Mentoring & Knowledge Sharing
- Coach junior automation engineers and promote best practices in test design, coverage, and maintainability.
- Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions, maintain test documentation, and support cross-product learning.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in test automation for web, API, and backend services.
- Strong programming/scripting skills in Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- Hands-on experience with tools like Testim, Selenium, Cypress, Postman, REST Assured.
- Experience in database testing (SQL/NoSQL) and performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, k6).
- Familiar with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and Git-based workflows.
- Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and STLC processes.
- Proficient with test and defect management tools (Jira, Xray/Zephyr, Confluence).
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills; comfortable working with global teams.
Nice-to-Have
- Experience in SaaS, e-commerce, or logistics product domains.
- Exposure to self-healing automation or AI-powered test optimization tools.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Why Join Us
- Be the driver of automation across high-scale, mission-critical SaaS platforms.
- Work in a cross-functional, global environment with opportunities to influence product quality at scale.
- Enjoy flexible work options, learning opportunities, and a culture that rewards ownership and excellence.
Top Skills
Confluence
Cypress
Github Actions
Gitlab Ci
Java
JavaScript
Jenkins
JIRA
Jmeter
K6
NoSQL
Postman
Python
Rest Assured
Selenium
SQL
Testim
Xray
Zephyr
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