Quality Assurance Lead

Who are we:

Turbostart is not just a startup fund and accelerator, we are a catalyst for builders and a powerhouse of innovation. Our mission is to propel early-stage startups into the future by providing unparalleled support in technology, marketing, strategy, and beyond. We're in the business of building tomorrow's leaders - today. After 6 Years and 5 Funds we have supported over 50 startups, spanning sectors, stages and geographies - and this is just the beginning!

Turbostart spans India, the Middle East, the US as well as Singapore - giving you the opportunity to gain exposure and see the impact of your work ripple across regions. Turbostart has also launched 5 Centers of Excellence across Tech, Marketing, Sales, UI/UX and Investment Banking to support the growth of our startup network.

Know more about us on https://turbostart.co/

Our portfolio company (under the same management)-Kenverse is a suite of SaaS based solutions, with an automation first approach, which provides organizations with the best of technology in todays world, all through a single unified platform. Kenverse is a part of Turbostarts Enterprise SaaS network of startups. Our vision is to build ground-breaking solutions to aid a transformative experience where cutting-edge solutions meet organizational excellence.

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Know more about us on https://www.thekenverse.com/

What we are looking for:

Role: Quality Assurance Lead

Kenverse is building AI-native SaaS platforms powered by modern cloud infrastructure, agentic AI, and scalable architectures. We are looking for a QA Lead who will drive quality engineering strategy, build scalable automation practices, and establish strong quality governance across products. This role goes beyond testing-you will shape how quality is engineered into our platforms from design to release.

Location: Bangalore

Experience Required: 10+ years

What youll do:

Quality Strategy & Leadership

• Define and own the overall QA strategy across Kenverse products and platforms.
• Establish automation-first testing practices aligned with engineering and DevOps workflows.
• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing QA team across manual and automation testing.
• Drive shift-left testing practices and embed quality early in the development lifecycle.
• Act as the quality champion across engineering, product, and leadership teams.

Automation & Framework Ownership

• Architect and oversee scalable automation frameworks using:
• Selenium (Java) for web applications
• Appium for mobile automation (Android & iOS)
• API automation using Postman/Newman or equivalent tools
• Ensure high automation coverage across UI, API, and integration layers.
• Define automation standards, reusable components, and coding best practices.

End-to-End Quality Governance

• Define test strategies, quality gates, release readiness criteria, and risk assessments.
• Establish metrics-driven quality dashboards (defect leakage, coverage, release health).
• Drive performance, scalability, and reliability testing initiatives.
• Ensure consistent testing practices across multiple product teams.

DevOps & Continuous Testing

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Enable continuous testing aligned with microservices and cloud-native architecture.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams on environment stability and release automation.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with Product Managers and Engineering Leads during requirement definition and solution design.
• Participate in architecture discussions to ensure testability and scalability.
• Provide executive-level visibility into product quality, risks, and release confidence.

Process & Quality Improvement

• Drive adoption of best practices across STLC, SDLC, and Agile delivery models.
• Introduce modern QA practices such as:
• Risk-based testing
• Test data management
• Contract testing
• Observability-driven validation
• Continuously improve testing efficiency and release velocity.

Our Ideal Candidate:

Must Have:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 1012 years of experience in software testing and quality engineering.
• Proven experience leading QA teams in SaaS or enterprise product environments.
• Strong hands-on expertise in:

-Selenium (Java) automation frameworks

-Appium mobile automation

-API testing using Postman or equivalent tools

• Deep understanding of:

-SDLC, STLC, and defect lifecycle management

-Agile/Scrum methodologies

-Test strategy and release governance

-Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Good to have:

• Experience with large-scale multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
• Exposure to Azure and/or AWS environments.
• Understanding of microservices, event-driven systems, and asynchronous integrations.
• Knowledge of security testing concepts (OAuth, JWT, API security).
• Experience with observability tools such as Splunk, New Relic, ELK, or Datadog.
• Exposure to AI-enabled applications or intelligent automation testing.
• Experience in EdTech or enterprise platforms.

Why Join Us?

• Impact from Day One-Build and scale AI-driven platforms powering universities, enterprises, and innovation ecosystems.
• Engineering-Led Culture-Work within an automation-first, cloud-native environment focused on scalability and innovation.
• Leadership Opportunity-Shape QA practices, influence architecture decisions, and build a quality engineering culture.
• Growth & Ownership-Drive organization-level quality strategy with strong autonomy and visibility.
• Startup Agility + Structured Execution-Experience the speed of a startup with the backing of an established innovation ecosystem.