QA Team Lead (IL)

Are you an exceptional QA professional ready to lead at the intersection of networking, security, and Artificial Intelligence? We are seeking a visionary QA Team Lead to own and drive the quality assurance for our cutting-edge, high-performance networking security platform.

In this pivotal role, you will not only lead and mentor a high-performing team but also architect and implement our strategy for an AI-driven QA ecosystem. You will be the champion for intelligent testing, responsible for leveraging AI to elevate our quality standards and accelerate our development lifecycle.

Job Responsibilities:

As a QA Team Lead, you will be instrumental in shaping our product’s quality and the growth of your team. Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, fostering their professional development, providing technical guidance, and ensuring high team morale and performance.
• Define, implement, and continuously improve QA processes and strategies for our networking security platform, aligning them with overall project goals and organizational objectives.
• Plan, prioritize, and coordinate all QA activities across multiple projects and releases, ensuring comprehensive test coverage and timely delivery.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, R&D Leads, and developers to understand requirements, identify key features, assess risks, and define testable solutions for complex networking security features.
• Drive test automation initiatives, including selecting appropriate tools and frameworks, overseeing the development and maintenance of automated test suites, and promoting an automation-first mindset within the team.
• A strong vision for the future of QA, with demonstrable experience or a deep, articulate passion for applying AI/ML concepts to solve real-world quality challenges.
• Design and implement comprehensive test strategies for complex software systems, covering functional, performance, security, and regression testing.
• Oversee the execution of test plans, meticulously documenting and tracking defects to resolution.
• Effectively communicate QA status, risks, and progress to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring transparency and proactive issue resolution.
• Champion quality best practices, explore and introduce new QA tools and technologies, and drive continuous improvement within the QA function.

Job Qualifications:

We’re looking for a leader with both deep technical expertise and strong interpersonal skills.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, with at least 2-3 years in a leadership or senior QA role, preferably leading a team.
• Extensive experience (5+ years) in the fields of networking, with an expert-level understanding of core networking services and protocols such as: Bridging, Routing, NAT, VxLAN, MPLS, DNS, Load Balancing, and Firewalls (FW).
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and motivate a team of highly skilled QA engineers.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and QA methodologies (Agile/Scrum).
• Demonstrated ability to understand and analyze complex systems, identifying critical paths and potential failure points.
• Hands-on experience with traffic generation and validation equipment and software.
• Familiarity with network product compliance and regulations.
• Proficiency in managing and working with Virtual Machines (VMs) and Docker containers.
• Experience with test management tools (e.g., TestRail, Zephyr) and defect tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps).
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, capable of influencing and collaborating effectively across all organizational levels.

Desired Qualifications (Nice to Haves):

• A strong background in Network-Security and experience with security testing methodologies.
• Experience in system integration for multi-disciplinary products.
• Hands-on Python scripting knowledge for test automation and tool development.
• Experience working in complex project and matrix environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating QA activities into continuous delivery workflows.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.