QA Lead (Manual Testing) Job in Kolkata (7+ years)

About this QA Lead (Manual Testing) Job in Kolkata

CloudQ has an open position for a QA Lead (Manual Testing) and is looking for someone who cares about shipping high-quality software. The QA Lead (Manual Testing) Job in Kolkata involves working closely with developers, product managers and other testers across the full software testing life cycle.

Kolkata has a growing IT sector (Salt Lake, New Town) with steady openings in software testing.

Work type: Onsite, Manual.

Key skills for the QA Lead (Manual Testing) role

These are the skills the hiring team highlighted for this opening. Make sure your resume shows each one with a real example.

• Manual testing – write strong test cases, explore features and report clear defects.
• AI testing – evaluate AI/LLM features for accuracy, bias, safety and consistency.
• SQL – write joins and queries to verify data in the backend while testing.
• QA strategy – define test approach, risks, metrics and release readiness.
• Jira – log clear, reproducible bugs and track test progress in sprints.
• UAT – show real project experience with UAT in your resume and be ready to explain it with an example.

Want to sharpen these skills? The official ISTQB syllabus is a great free reference for testing fundamentals.

A typical day in this role

• Join the daily stand-up to review sprint progress, blockers and what needs testing today.
• Test new features against acceptance criteria and explore edge cases users might hit.
• Log clear, reproducible bugs with steps, screenshots and logs, then re-test fixes.
• Review test plans, mentor teammates and share quality updates with product and engineering leads.

Who should apply

This opening suits senior QA engineers who design frameworks, review test strategy and guide juniors while still writing quality tests themselves.

If you match most of the skills above, apply for this QA Lead (Manual Testing) Job in Kolkata even if you do not tick every single box – hiring teams value strong fundamentals and a clear, honest resume.

How to apply for this QA Lead (Manual Testing) Job in Kolkata

1. Open the Daily QA Jobs list – a fresh list goes live every day at 9:00 AM IST.
2. Find the QA Lead (Manual Testing) opening at CloudQ and copy the HR email ID.
3. Send a short, polite email with your updated resume and a 3–4 line summary of matching skills.
4. Follow up once after 3–5 working days if you have not heard back.

Looking for more options? Browse all QA job openings or check the live LinkedQA jobs feed.

Interview preparation tips

• Be ready to walk through one real project: the app, your testing approach, tools used and the toughest bug you found.
• Practise SQL queries – joins, group by, sub-queries – often asked to verify backend data.
• Prepare test case design techniques – boundary value, equivalence partitioning and decision tables.
• Prepare examples of test strategy, metrics you tracked, risks you flagged and how you improved release quality.
• Keep your resume ATS-friendly and matched to the skills listed in this job description.

Career growth after this role

Senior QA engineers often move into QA Lead, Test Architect or SDET Lead roles – shaping test strategy and quality culture across teams.

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