Title: Lead Software Development Engineer in Test
Location: Chennai, India
Department: Business Systems
Job Purpose As a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test, you will interact and collaborate with product owners, managers and architects across the timezones to understand the software solution and also present reports on testing progress, quality metrics, and any critical issues to management and project stakeholders. You are also expected to review test cases and automation suites for the software product. You will mentor other talented engineers and encourage innovation in the team.
You will also provide guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the teams efficiency and effectiveness in testing and quality assurance activities. This position requires hands-on and in-depth knowledge of backend API testing strategies, manual testing techniques for API level testing and UI-level Web application testing, along with hands-on experience in API, Performance and UI automation. You should have experience with agile methodologies, monitoring all stages of software development to identify and resolve system malfunctions to meet quality standards. You should be able to assess and communicate potential risks related to software quality, helping the team to prioritize testing efforts based on the potential impact.
Main Responsibilities -
Participate in the complete product testing cycle starting from analysis, architecture, design, automation, testing of software and release
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Understand product requirements to
Develop Test plan
Develop test cases and review them
Automate test cases
Manual testing
Automation testing
Performance testing
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Integrate all automated tests and reports with CI
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Coordinate with the project team and complete testing on time
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Report bugs and track them to closure.
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Take part in team standups, product review meetings, weekly meetings.
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Understand System Architecture and provide valuable inputs to continuously improve
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Ability to test the agreed modules on time, and mentor junior team members
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Eager to learn and adapt to dynamically changing environment
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Design, develop, and maintain the test cases, test data and automation test suite
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Make automation design at the module level that is highly reusable.
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Document work, automation designs, code, and record and produce test reports.
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Participate in reviews of work done by peers and provide constructive feedback.
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Completely accountable for one s own work. Manage time efficiently.
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Responsible for deliveries within the required deadlines. Deliveries can be modules, documentation, customer releases, etc.,
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Estimate, Plan, organize, and execute assignments with very little or moderate supervision.
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Ensure team motivation and morale.
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Other responsibilities as assigned by the management from time to time.
Skill Sets -
Programming Languages: Java/Typescript/Python/C#
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Web Technologies and Protocols:
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Understanding web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
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Familiar of HTTP, HTTPS, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Angular, React, jQuery
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Automation Frameworks and Tools:
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Proficiency in automation frameworks like Selenium/Playwright/Cypress.
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Test automation tools such as TestNG, JUnit, or NUnit.
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Web Element Locators:
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Ability to identify and locate web elements
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(CSS selectors, XPath expressions, HTML attributes, class names)
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Understanding of dynamic elements,
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iframes, shadow DOM, and handling different element states.
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API Testing:
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Understanding the principles and characteristics of APIs
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Knowledge in constructing requests, parsing responses, and identifying issues.
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Knowledge in writing scripts using Postman/SOAPUI/REST Assured
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Able to create, send, and analyze HTTP requests.
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Performance testing tools:
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Understanding types of performance tests load/stress/endurance testing
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Understanding performance metrics(response time,throughput, concurrency)
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skills to identify bottlenecks, and diagnose performance issues
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Familiarity with tools like JMeter/LoadRunner/Gatling
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Solely handle Test Environment Setup
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Understanding networking concepts, protocols (e.g., TCP/IP),
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Understanding network-related issues
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Testing Concepts:
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Version Control Systems:
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Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):
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Problem-Solving and Analytical Thinking:
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Test Management and Reporting:
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Leadership and Mentoring:
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Communication and Collaboration:
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communicating testing progress to stakeholders.
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gathering requirements, clarifying expectations, and resolving issues
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communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
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collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
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Agile Methodologies:
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Risk Assessment and Mitigation:
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Good knowledge of the AWS/Azure cloud platform
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Compare and contrast the various solutions given a problem statement
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Self-starter and Passionate to learn new technologies.
Good to have
Qualifications & Experience
Supervisory Responsibility
Reporting To
About Business Systems Group
The vision of the Business Systems group is to deliver modernized and innovative system solutions and processes that drive business productivity, provide exceptional customer/user experience, support revenue growth and help manage accounting / compliance risk for Trimble.
About Trimble India
Trimble India is a subsidiary of Trimble Inc., a global leader in providing technology solutions for industries such as construction, agriculture, geospatial, and transportation. With a strong presence in India, Trimble offers a wide range of innovative products and services to enhance efficiency, productivity, and sustainability.
