Software Lead Test Engineer

LEAD AUTOMATION TESTING JOB DESCRIPTION

Role Overview

We are looking for a Lead Automation Testing professional with strong experience in test automation, QA leadership, test strategy, and enterprise application testing. The role will be responsible for driving automation quality, mentoring QA engineers, and ensuring testing excellence across the product and release lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support change management activities across the product change and release management process.
• Define, implement, and own test strategies, test plans, and quality metrics.
• Drive manual and automation testing using a risk-based testing approach.
• Design, review, and maintain test cases, test scenarios, and automation frameworks.
• Build, enhance, and maintain scalable automation test frameworks.
• Guide and mentor QA team members on testing best practices, tools, and frameworks.
• Review test results, identify defects, perform root cause analysis, and drive defect resolution.
• Collaborate closely with Developers, Product Owners, DevOps, and Release teams.
• Ensure testing is aligned with CI/CD pipelines and enterprise quality standards.
• Act as the QA point of contact during releases and production rollouts.

Required Experience & Skills

• 7 plus years of experience in Manual and/or Automation Testing, with strong preference for Automation Testing.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring QA teams.
• Strong experience in test design, execution, maintenance, and defect management.
• Strong knowledge of JUnit and TestNG frameworks.
• Hands-on experience building or maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Strong proficiency in Selenium and Core Java.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Experience with Git or other version control systems.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Working knowledge of Tricentis Tosca.
• Knowledge of API test automation.
• Experience with Tosca Standard and Image-based identification strategies.
• Experience with test management tools such as Zephyr Scale or Xray.
• Exposure to CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
• Experience in Investment Banking / Financial Services domain.
• Exposure to enterprise-scale testing and regulated environments.

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and team-player mindset.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear and effective communication and stakeholder collaboration.
• Ability to work independently while driving team accountability.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and quality-focused approach.

Core Technology Keywords

Automation Testing | Selenium | Core Java | JUnit | TestNG | Tosca | API Testing | Git | Jenkins | GitHub Actions | CI/CD | Agile/Scrum | Zephyr Scale | Xray | Test Automation Frameworks | Manual Testing | Risk-Based Testing