Lead QA Automation Engineer

Gnapi Technologies Private Ltd | Full time

Sheridan, United States | Posted on 01/15/2026

Gnapi Technologies., is an Information Technology Company established in 2016 with registered offices in India, Canada and United States. Gnapi provides end-to-end IT services and solutions to help and support clients succeed. Gnapi fosters a deep understanding of clients’ businesses and builds strong relationships to best-fit IT solutions, supported by our technology expertise. Gnapi has a strong expertise in GIS applications working closely with multiple customers across North America.

QA Lead drives the automation framework and testing strategy, guiding teams to deliver high-quality, reliable software. They ensure robust test coverage, optimize testing efficiency, and play a key role in improving release velocity and system performance.

Location: US

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Experience: 7+ years’ experience required

• Design and create test cases by analyzing business and technical requirements.
• Implement and maintain automation frameworks, which serve as the foundation for organizing and executing tests.
• Execute tests and analyze the results to find and document software defects and bugs.
• Integrate automated tests into continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to enable frequent, automated testing.
• Collaborate with developers and other teams to troubleshoot and fix issues.
• Conduct various types of testing, including functional, regression, API, performance, and UI testing.
• Report test findings and manage the defect lifecycle until resolution.

What We Are Looking For

We’re seeking a QA Lead with 7+ years of experience in driving quality assurance strategy, automation, and team leadership across multiple domains. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading automation efforts, ensuring robust test coverage, and serving as a key liaison between client stakeholders and internal QA teams.

Key Responsibilities &

Experience:

• Act as a bridge between customers and QA teams, maintaining direct client interactions and functioning as a key stakeholder for quality delivery.
• Possess experience across multiple domains, demonstrating adaptability and a strong understanding of diverse business processes.
• Lead and mentor a QA team of 5 or more members, ensuring best practices and continuous improvement in testing processes.
• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts to ensure product quality, scalability, and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize release cycles and enhance product reliability.

Technical Skills & Expertise:

• Automation Frameworks: Hands-on experience with tools like Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright for web applications, or Appium for mobile testing.
• CI/CD Tools: Familiarity with Jenkins, Git Lab CI, or Git Hub Actions for continuous integration and delivery.
• Version Control: Strong experience using Git and platforms like Git Hub or Git Lab for source code management.
• API Testing: Working knowledge of tools such as Postman or REST Assured for validating APIs.
• Testing Methodologies: In-depth understanding of Agile, Dev Ops, and QA best practices.
• Database
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficient in SQL and experienced in validating backend systems and data flows.

Good to Have:

• Experience in spatial databases (e.g., PostGIS) and advanced SQL queries is needed to validate the integrity of spatial data at the database level.
• Good understanding of GIS concepts, including projections, coordinate systems, and various spatial analysis methods.
• Familiarity with any one of Esri's tools (e.g., ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise), open-source alternatives (e.g., QGIS) or any other GIS Platforms.

We believe that our people are our strength. Along with a competitive salary, we provide a range of benefits designed to support your well-being and growth.

• Health Insurance
• Upskilling support

If you’re detail-oriented, collaborative, and passionate about product excellence - we’d love to hear from you!