About Persistent
We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.
Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026.
About Position
This role requires a strong sense of ownership, decision-making capability, and the ability to drive QA initiatives end-to-end. As a key member of a cross-functional Agile team, the individual will be responsible for ensuring the quality of our Shopify-based eCommerce platform, with a balanced focus on both automation and manual testing. The role involves leading QA efforts, establishing and improving QA processes, mentoring team members, and ensuring high standards of quality across deliverables. The position emphasizes end-to-end ownership of quality across the SDLC, including test strategy, execution, defect management, and CI/CD-driven delivery pipelines, supporting global marketing initiatives
- Role: QA Automation Engineer
- Location: All Persistent Location
- Experience: 8 to 12 years
- Job Type: Full-Time Employment
What You'll Do
- As a Senior / Lead QA Automation Engineer, you will: Identify and assess suitable technology stacks, and lead the design, architecture, and development of robust QA automation frameworks.
- Lead end-to-end QA activities throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Lead and manage QA activities across the team, ensuring effective collaboration and delivery of high-quality outcomes.
- Drive strategic QA initiatives to enhance overall product quality, test efficiency, and release confidence.
- Establish, standardise, and continuously improve QA processes, frameworks, and best practices across projects. Monitor quality metrics, identify gaps, and implement corrective actions to continuously improve product quality.
- Define and enforce quality gates, standards, and governance across the SDLC. Foster a quality-first mindset within cross-functional teams, promoting accountability for quality at every stage. Design, write, review, and maintain detailed test cases and scenarios. Execute automation and manual testing using risk-based approaches.
- Strong hands-on experience in automation, not limited to leadership or oversight roles.
- Design, develop, maintain, and enhance automation test frameworks. Perform multiple types of testing, including Functional, Integration, System, API and End-to-End (E2E) testing. Perform testing across web and mobile platforms, ensuring cross-browser and cross-device compatibility. Work closely with developers and product owners to ensure testability and quality.
- Demonstrates deep problem-solving skills with structured thinking, beyond surface-level analysis Ability to make and clearly articulate technical decisions Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines.
- Lead defect management activities (logging, triage, prioritization, tracking, RCA). Define and maintain Test Strategy, Test Plans, and Test Estimations. Mentor QA engineers and promote best practices across the team.
Expertise You'll Bring
- Required Skills & Experience: 8 to15 years of overall QA experience, with strong focus on automation testing. Extensive hands-on experience with manual and automation testing.
- Strong understanding of SDLC models and QA ownership at each stage. Proven expertise in test case design, execution, and defect management.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Hands-on experience with: Automation frameworks and tools: (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent) Version control systems: Git CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub, or similar tool.
- Hands-on experience testing RESTful APIs and backend services. Strong understanding of API testing concepts, including: Request/response validation HTTP status codes and error handling Authentication and authorization mechanisms
- Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, Swagger / OpenAPI, REST Assured. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.Use Claude Code experience to improve development productivity, code quality, analysis, and technical problem-solving where applicable.
- Write clean, reusable, maintainable, and well-documented code following coding standards and best practices.
- Optimize application performance, database queries, and API integrations to ensure scalability and reliability.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
- Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
- Annual health check-ups
- Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents
Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment
Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.
- We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
- Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
- If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment
Let's unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers
Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.
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