Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

<p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Konovo is a global healthcare intelligence company on a mission to transform research through technology- enabling faster, better, connected insights.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Konovo provides healthcare organizations with access to over 2 million healthcare professionals, the largest network of its kind globally. With a workforce of over 200 employees across 5 countries: India, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and the United States, we collaborate to support some of the most prominent names in healthcare. Our customers include over 300 global pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, research agencies, and consultancy firms.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">We are an established but fast-growing business- powered by innovation, data, and technology. Konovo’s capabilities are delivered through our cloud-based platform, enabling customers to collect data from healthcare professionals and transform it into actionable insights using cutting-edge AI in conjunction with proven market research tools and techniques.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Our Whitefield-based India team is our innovation hub and foundation for scaling product and technology globally. It is also our center of excellence for building scalable platforms, AI-enabled capabilities, and next‑generation healthcare technology. As a Lead Quality Assurance Engineer, you will define how quality is engineered across our platform, not just how software is tested. </span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">This is a hands-on role for someone who believes quality is built into engineering from day one. If you are highly technical, deeply execution-focused, and passionate about scaling quality through automation, observability, and AI, Lead Quality Assurance Engineer is for you.&nbsp;</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>How You’ll Make an Impact:</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Define and scale quality engineering standards, quality gates, and release-readiness frameworks across multiple squads.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Architect end-to-end test strategy covering UI, API, database, integration, security, and performance testing.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Drive shift-left quality practices across the SDLC; partner with developers to embed quality in PRs and release cycles.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Implement risk-based testing and prioritization to uncover hidden gaps early and focus effort on the highest-impact areas.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Design, build, and scale enterprise automation frameworks; expand end-to-end automation for critical business workflows.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Reduce manual regression through intelligent automation; improve stability, minimize flaky tests, and strengthen CI/CD quality signals.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Partner with Konovo’s global LLM Innovative Technology Team (LITE) team to integrate AI into QE (test generation, defect classification, automated RCA, trend prediction, flaky detection, release health dashboards).</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Define performance benchmarks, identify bottlenecks across services/APIs/data flows, and drive scalability, reliability, and response-time improvements.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Establish continuous monitoring and observability standards; track pipeline health, failures, and release stability in real time.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Own end-to-end QA delivery across global teams -drive risks/blockers to closure and provide executive-ready quality metrics, trends, and recommendations.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>What We’re Looking For:</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">8+ years in software testing/quality engineering, including test automation and/or test architecture, in product environments.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Proven QA leadership across multiple engineering teams, with strong ownership and clear cross-functional communication.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Hands-on depth in UI/API automation, integration &amp; database testing, performance testing, and building test frameworks.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Strong CI/CD quality engineering and observability exposure (e.g., Jenkins/GitHub Actions, Grafana) plus cloud familiarity (AWS/Azure/GCP).</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Proficient in Java/Python/JavaScript (or similar) and modern automation tooling (e.g., Playwright/Cypress, K6, JMeter, Agentic AI, MCP servers).</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Mentor and grow engineers through clear feedback and hands-on support.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Operate effectively in ambiguous, global, fast-moving environments.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Apply and experiment with AI-enhanced engineering workflows with strong judgment and responsibility.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Why Join Konovo?</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Be part of a mission-driven organisation that is empowering life science researchers and data scientists with the broadest ecosystem of healthcare audiences and an intelligent, AI-enabled platform — so insights aren't just collected, they're connected.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Join a fast-growing global team with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Build technology that enables faster, smarter healthcare research and improves global patient outcomes.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Enjoy a collaborative and hybrid work environment that fosters innovation and flexibility.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Experience a workplace that puts employees first, offering a workplace designed for growth, well-being, and balance.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Become a part of an organisation that prioritizes your well-being with comprehensive benefits, including group medical coverage, accident insurance, and a robust leave policy. Our employee-centric policies ensure a rewarding and fulfilling work experience.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Make a real-world impact by helping healthcare organisations innovate faster.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">If you’re eager to build a meaningful career in healthcare market research and you’re smart, nice, and driven to make an impact we’d love to hear from you!</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Apply now to be part of our journey.</strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>