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QA Test Lead

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Job Description & Details

Honestly, this is a hands‑on QA lead role for a consumer‑facing connectivity platform, based out of Chicago with a hybrid schedule. They need someone who can own automation from UI Selenium scripts to API testing while mentoring a small team.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

You’ll be the point person for all automation work: writing and maintaining Selenium WebDriver suites, crafting API tests with RestAssured or Postman, and wiring everything into the CI/CD pipeline. Expect to spin up Wi‑Fi test beds and network emulators, track defect flow, and produce metrics for stakeholders. A big chunk of your day will be reviewing junior testers’ code and guiding them toward best‑practice automation patterns.

The Core Tech Stack

The non‑negotiables are Selenium for UI, RestAssured/Postman for API, and a solid scripting language—Python or Java. They’re also looking for someone comfortable with CI tools (think Jenkins or Azure Pipelines) because the tests have to run on every push. If you’ve built a reusable framework before, you’ll hit the sweet spot; otherwise, be ready to design one from scratch.

Interview Expectations

  1. “Walk me through how you’d design a scalable Selenium framework for a multi‑browser web app that also needs to test mobile‑responsive layouts.” They’re probing your ability to abstract page objects, handle parallel execution, and keep the codebase maintainable.
  2. “Explain a tricky API testing bug you uncovered with RestAssured and how you isolated it in a CI environment.” The hiring manager wants proof you can dig into request/response details, mock dependencies, and surface flaky tests before they break the pipeline.

Application Advice

Tailor your resume to shout out the exact keywords they used: Selenium, RestAssured, API testing, CI/CD integration, test automation framework, Wi‑Fi test beds, and mentoring. Highlight any hybrid or on‑site experience in Chicago, and make sure your most recent QA lead project sits at the top of the work‑experience section with metrics (e.g., % reduction in regression time). A concise bullet like “Led a team of 4 testers to deliver 200+ automated UI tests, cutting manual regression by 70%” will get past most ATS filters.