# Software QA Lead

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-qa-lead

A Software QA Lead directs a quality assurance team's efforts to ensure software releases are reliable, overseeing test automation frameworks like Selenium or Cypress alongside manual regression testing and API testing. Working within Agile/Scrum teams, they often use SQL to validate data integrity and coordinate testing schedules with development sprints. This role suits meticulous professionals with strong technical testing backgrounds who can also mentor and organize a QA team.

Top skills: [API Testing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/api-testing), [Regression Testing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/regression-testing), [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Software QA Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-qa-engineer), [Software Quality Assurance Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-quality-assurance-engineer)
- Often leads to: [QA Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/qa-manager)

## Similar roles

[Automation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/automation-engineer), [Software QA Tester](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-qa-tester), [Software Quality Assurance Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-quality-assurance-engineer), [Software Tester](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-tester), [Test Automation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/test-automation-engineer)

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