Lead Engineer – Testing

To manage testing activities for more than one projects and to train the testing team to follow industry standard testing best practices and innovations.

• Act as the test lead for one or more projects, guiding the test engineers to ensure quality of the application under test.
• Define test strategy to improve the product quality by introducing best practices like early testing, continuous testing etc. so that the project timelines can be met without compromising on quality.
• Perform test planning, team coordination, monitoring and control of the testing activities.
• Knowledge of automation test strategy, different automation testing tools and expertise in one of the automation testing tools.
• Work in close liaison with the project manager and the customer for communications related to the testing activities.
• Work with the testing team to ensure the stories are tested as soon as the development is complete so that only minimal defects get leaked to the test environment.
• Monitor the project from process and quality standpoint and alert the project manager about the deviations/risks at the earliest.
• Participate in customer calls, the requirement gathering exercises, sprint planning / grooming sessions, sprint review etc. as needed.
• Guide and mentor, the testing team in implementing best practices in different areas of testing including System testing, Regression testing (including automation), Performance Testing, Security Testing etc.
• Track the teams performance systematically through quality metrics and take measures to improve it.
• Contribute to generate documentation showcasing the team s capabilities in winning new opportunities.

• Define test strategy and test approach to meet the project timelines without compromising on quality.
• Perform test planning activities for each sprint and ensure the team can complete testing as per the test strategy defined.
• Monitor that the defined test approach is followed, and the tasks are completed as planned in the sprint. Raise any risks encountered.
• Encourage the testers to collaborate with rest of the team and the stories get tested as soon as the development is complete.
• Perform test reporting like test progress report, summary report, quality metrics etc. and keep the project team posted on how each sprint is progressing.
• Ensure the team understands the process guidelines so that they can follow it as intended.
• Do periodic review of the testing process followed and the deliverables created. Suggest process improvements needed, if any.
• Identify and implement technical innovations that adds value and improve the engineering processes
• Guide and mentor, the team to learn new tools and follow best practices in the industry.
• Frequently connect with the testing team and support them in addressing any concerns or issues that they are facing in the project.
• To Adhere to ISMS procedures and Policies.

• The candidate should have excellent communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and be team oriented.
• Innovative in proposing/implementing new ideas/processes.
• Highly motivated and self-starting, should have proactive approach to resolving issues and working with limited supervision.
• Ability to quickly learn new testing tools/technology and implement it effectively.