Hope you are doing great!We have an Urgent opening for a Senior Automation QA professional to join a global life sciences data platform company. Immediate interview slots available. Quick Role OverviewRole: Senior Automation QALocation:Pune(Hybrid -3 days work from office)Employment Type: Full-TimeExperience Required: 5+ YearsInterview Process: 23 RoundsQualification: B.E / B.TechNotice Period : 0-30 Days Job DescriptionIntegriChain is the data and business process platform for life sciences manufacturers, delivering visibility into patient access, affordability, and adherence. The platform enables manufacturers to drive gross-to-net savings, ensure channel integrity, and improve patient outcomes.We are expanding our Engineering team to strengthen our ability to process large volumes of healthcare and pharmaceutical data at enterprise scale.The Senior Automation QA will be responsible for ensuring software quality by designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks. This role involves close collaboration with engineering and product teams, ownership of test strategy, mentoring junior QA engineers, and driving best practices to improve product reliability and release efficiency. Key ResponsibilitiesHands-on QA across UI, API, and Database testing both Automation & ManualAnalyze requirements, user stories, and technical documents to design detailed test cases and test dataDesign, build, execute, and maintain automation scripts using BDD (Gherkin), Pytest, and PlaywrightOwn and maintain QA artifacts: Test Strategy, BRD, defect metrics, leakage reports, quality dashboardsWork with stakeholders to review and improve testing approaches using data-backed quality metricsEnsure maximum feasible automation coverage in every sprintPerform functional, integration, and regression testing in Agile & DevOps environmentsDrive Shift-left testing, identifying defects early and ensuring faster closuresContribute to enhancing automation frameworks with minimal guidanceLead and mentor a QA team (up to 5 members)Support continuous improvement initiatives and institutionalize QA best practicesAct as a problem-solver and strong team collaborator in a fast-paced environment Desired Skills & Competencies Must-Have:5+ years of experience in test planning, test case design, test data preparation, automation & manual testing3+ years of strong UI & API automation experience using Playwright with PythonSolid experience in BDD frameworks (Gherkin, Pytest)Strong database testing skills (Postgres / Snowflake / MySQL / RDS)Hands-on experience with Git and Jenkins (DevOps exposure)Working experience with JMeterExperience in Agile methodologies (Scrum / Kanban)Excellent problem-solving, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills Good to Have:Experience testing AWS / Cloud-hosted applicationsExposure to ETL processes and BI reporting systems