Quality Assurance Lead

Position Title: Quality Assurance Lead - (Linux & Networking)

Experience: 6-8 years

Location: Ahmedabad

Motadata is a leading IT monitoring and management software company transforming how businesses manage IT operations. Our vision is to revolutionize the way organizations extract valuable insights from their IT networks.

Bootstrapped since inception, we've built a powerful product suite that empowers enterprises to make informed decisions and optimize their IT infrastructure. Recognized as a market leader, we specialize in collecting and analyzing data from diverse sources in any format, providing a unified view of IT monitoring data.

We are a customer-centric, innovation-driven team striving for excellence and helping organizations tackle complex IT challenges with ease. Follow us on and join us in unlocking the true potential of IT.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a QA Lead with strong expertise in software testing and team leadership. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing test strategies, leading QA teams, and ensuring high-quality delivery of ITSM and networking-related products. The role requires hands-on experience in manual and automation testing, defect management, and end-to-end test planning. Knowledge of networking protocols and troubleshooting will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor the QA team to ensure high-quality product releases.
• Define, implement, and maintain QA processes, test plans, and test cases.
• Perform manual and automation testing of web and enterprise applications.
• Perform manual and automated testing to ensure product quality.
• Develop, execute, and maintain test cases, test scripts, and test plans based on product requirements.
• Conduct functional, regression, performance, and integration testing for ITSM-related products.
• Work closely with development and product teams to understand technical requirements and business use cases.
• Identify, document, and track bugs and defects in the issue tracking system.
• Collaborate in root cause analysis (RCA) for defects and provide feedback for process improvements.
• Validate networking-related features, ensuring smooth communication between different components of the software.
• Verify compliance with ITIL and ITSM best practices in the product.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines and assist in test automation integration within the DevOps process.
• Stay updated with industry trends and new automation tools to improve testing efficiency.
• Implement and maintain automated test scripts using tools like Selenium, Python, or similar frameworks (added advantage).

Requirements:

• 6–8 years of experience in QA, with at least 2+ years in a lead role.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Good understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, VPNs, and SNMP.
• Experience in manual testing, including functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Experience with test management and bug tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, TFS, or similar).
• Understanding of ITSM frameworks such as ITIL and their application in software solutions.
• Basic knowledge of APIs, database queries (SQL), and performance testing.
• Ability to work in an Agile/Scrum environment with strong collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
• Familiarity with automation testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, JMeter, Postman) (is a plus).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools.
• Hands-on experience in network troubleshooting and log analysis.
• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter.
• Knowledge of programming or scripting languages like Python, Java, or JavaScript.