The QA Lead role in Automation & Quality Engineering at the VP level is a hands-on position within an enterprise applications team, requiring extensive experience with Selenium automation and manual testing. The incumbent will define quality strategies, govern test standards, and ensure consistent adoption across teams while leading the design and maintenance of scalable Selenium-based frameworks for regression, smoke, and critical user journey tests. Responsibilities include executing UI/API/performance testing, integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, managing defect triage, and coaching QA engineers on best practices such as shift-left testing and continuous improvement. The role demands expertise in Python and Java ecosystems, with a focus on validating web UI behavior and backend services, analyzing performance bottlenecks, and collaborating closely with engineering teams to drive quality improvements.