Job Description – Lead QA Engineer (Firmware, Backend & Application Testing)
Experience
- 5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.
- Experience in IoT, embedded systems, firmware, backend, or application testing is mandatory.
Education
- B.Tech/B.E. in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
Role Summary
We are looking for a Lead QA Engineer who can own and drive quality across firmware, backend, and application testing. This role requires strong hands-on testing experience, the ability to support both System Integration Testing (SIT) and component-level validation, and the leadership skills to guide quality activities across multiple products and teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead QA planning, test design, execution, and release validation across firmware, backend, APIs, and web/mobile applications.
- Drive end-to-end System Integration Testing for connected devices, cloud communication, hardware interactions, and application workflows.
- Validate firmware behavior, backend services, databases, APIs, and integration flows across multiple product combinations.
- Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects while collaborating with firmware, backend, application, product, automation, and business teams.
- Contribute to sprint planning, requirement reviews, test strategy, quality metrics, release readiness, and QA sign-off activities.
- Mentor team members, review test coverage, improve QA processes, and identify automation opportunities for regression and repetitive validation.
Required Skills
- 5+ years of QA experience with strong hands-on exposure to IoT products, connected devices, firmware, embedded systems, or device-cloud integrations.
- Strong understanding of STLC, defect life cycle, QA best practices, and release validation processes.
- Experience in System Integration Testing across firmware, hardware, backend APIs, cloud communication, and web/mobile applications.
- Good knowledge of device behavior validation, logs analysis, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting across firmware, backend, and application layers.
- Experience with API testing, SQL/database validation, and tools such as Postman, Jira, Zephyr, or similar.
- Good understanding of Agile/Scrum practices and cross-functional collaboration in product development teams.
Preferred Skills
- Understanding of REST APIs, networking basics, and communication protocols.
- Basic automation knowledge using Playwright, Katalon, Selenium, or similar tools.
- Exposure to performance testing tools such as JMeter is an advantage.
- Awareness of AI-assisted testing, test data generation, log analysis, or automation productivity tools is a plus.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to manage a team, lead quality initiatives, and drive solutions to closure.
- Willingness to work across multiple products, technologies, and cross-functional teams.
- Team player with a quality-first mindset.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer. With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day.
