Principal/Senior Hybrid QA QC (Manual, Automation)

Key Responsibilities:Accountability for assigned project / product quality Quality Ownership & StrategyOwn end-to-end product quality from development through production for a growing HR-focused organization.Establish and champion a quality-first mindset across all teams, ensuring developers and QAs share accountability for quality outcomes.Define and refine quality strategies, test plans, and quality gates for major releases and project milestones.Review test coverage and quality across unit, backend, database, API, and UI layers, ensuring adherence to the Test Pyramid and best practices.Lead defect management, including triage, root cause analysis, and risk assessment, recommending mitigation strategies before deployment.Testing Planning & ExecutionDesign and implement functional testing strategies spanning pre-release, post-deployment, and production environments.Develop, review, and maintain test scenarios and cases aligned with business requirements and user workflows.Oversee regression, integration, and end-to-end testing cycles to assure system-wide quality and stability.Collaborate with developers and product managers to identify risks early and validate features effectively.Maintain clear test documentation, results, and QA reports to ensure visibility and traceability.Coordinate with stakeholders to define acceptance criteria and ensure alignment between business goals and testing outcomes.Collaboration & LeadershipPartner with engineering, product, and DevOps to maintain a unified quality vision across SDLC stages.Mentor QA engineers and developers on effective test design, automation strategy, and risk-based testing.Act as a quality advocate, promoting proactive testing practices, continuous improvement, and shared quality ownership.Production Stability & Observability (Optional)Plan and execute stability testing, including resilience, failover, and rollback scenarios.Collaborate with SRE and DevOps to validate releases under production-like conditions.Define and implement monitoring and observability strategies using AWS tools or third-party platforms (e.g., Datadog, CloudWatch).