Staff/Sr Software Consultant - Automation

Company Overview   

10Pearls is an end-to-end digital technology services partner helping businesses utilize technology as a competitive advantage. We help our customers digitalize their existing business, build innovative new products, and augment their existing teams with high performance team members. Our broad expertise in product management, user experience/design, cloud architecture, software development, data insights and intelligence, cyber security, emerging tech, and quality assurance ensures that we are delivering solutions that address business needs. 10Pearls is proud to have a diverse clientele including large enterprises, SMBs and high growth startups. We work with clients across industries, including healthcare/life sciences, education, energy, communications/media, financial services, and hi-tech. Our many long-term, successful partnerships are built upon trust, integrity and successful delivery and execution.  
Role
We are hiring a Senior Test Engineer to lead testing strategy, quality engineering, and automation initiatives across AI, data, and platform-driven projects. In this role, you will work closely with engineering, product, and data teams to ensure high-quality, scalable, and reliable delivery across APIs, web applications, and modern architectures, including systems powered by GenAI capabilities. You will be responsible for defining end-to-end test strategies, building and optimizing automation frameworks, and integrating quality practices into CI/CD pipelines. The role also involves validating complex data workflows, ensuring performance and security standards, and driving a shift toward automation-first and quality-at-scale practices. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about delivering robust, future-ready digital solutions.
Responsibilities

• Lead the QA Engineering function by assigning, supervising, and evaluating the performance of senior QA team members.
• Drive continuous improvement of QA practices by refining end-to-end testing strategy, execution processes, and reporting mechanisms.
• Oversee and review test estimates, test plans, test strategies, status reports, and automation initiatives while managing day-to-day resource allocation and dependencies.
• Set, monitor, and achieve annual as well as continuous improvement goals for the QA team.
• Collaborate closely with Test Architects to design and implement scalable automation strategies across multiple environments.
• Partner with Project Management, Delivery, and Engineering teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
• Analyze functional specifications and translate them into effective test designs aligned with business requirements.
• Lead the creation and review of test plans, test cases, and test scripts to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Define and execute quality roadmaps and strategic vision for QA across release trains.
• Establish and track measurable KPIs and metrics to monitor product quality and process improvement progress.
• Enhance the hiring process by defining evaluation criteria for QA roles and implementing best practices in technical assessments and interviews.
• Ensure accountability for the quality of all QA deliverables, workflows, and stakeholder relationships.
• Perform all core responsibilities associated with the Test Manager role, ensuring alignment with organizational quality standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; ISTQB or equivalent certification preferred
• Strong experience in automation frameworks and CI/CD integration with exposure to cloud, containers, and data/ML workflows
• API testing (contract validation, schema, authentication, edge cases)
• Performance testing (load, stress, spike, soak testing)
• Security validation (OWASP Top 10, JWT, headers, access controls)
• Data pipelines and ML workflow validation
• UI Automation: Playwright, Cypress, Selenium
• API Testing: Postman, REST Assured, pytest, SuperTest
• Performance Testing: k6, JMeter, Locust
• Security Tools: OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite
• CI/CD & DevOps: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Docker
• Programming: Python, Node.js, TypeScript
• Define and own test strategy, plans, and quality KPIs
• Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks (API, UI, integration)
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines with reporting and quality gates
• Create and manage test data, environments, and mocks
• Perform exploratory testing alongside automation-first approaches
• Validate system performance, reliability, and basic security
• Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor junior team members