Lead Test Engineer

• Design, Plan, test and automate software to manage testing activities of products being developed as part of software cycle
• Provide inputs on high-level test scenarios, challenges, risks, resources, test estimates, etc., during planning meetings.
• Scopes and creates quality assurance plans, data, procedures, and scripts.
• Contributes to management reporting including appropriate test metrics on planning, defects, and execution.
• Collaborate with technical leaders, architects, and team to understand new product requirements
• Co-ordinate work on multiple phases of a project and/or projects of moderate scope or in more complex assignments.
• Works on quality assurance projects using available test frameworks and tools and establishing plans for projects with on-time and on-budget project goals.
• Own the test specification, test strategy, test planning and automation for the scrums
• Provide overall long-term strategy for automated testing of applications
• Mentor and coaches QA team members and contribute to a high performing team continuously
• Drive s innovation and integration of modern technologies into projects and activities in the software test architecture
• Own the automation strategy, build automation libraries, tools required, simulate user stories, and utilize existing tools wherever possible as a part of new feature testing or as a part of the sustaining process for released/deployed software
• Ensure compliance with testing best practices and standards.
• Provide process guidance and governance as it relates to the testing of the software products
• Should be meticulous and function as a leader

What you will need

• Strong IT professional with 7-9 yrs of experience in testing applications via both manual and automated tests with minimum 5-6 years of experience in designing automation platforms and writing automated tests. The candidate should have strong qualitative and quantitative problem-solving skills along with high on ownership and accountability.

Must have

• 7+ years experience in an IT or Business environment testing highly scalable applications with strong experience in designing automation platforms and writing automated tests
• Strong in Selenium and Cucumber
• Strong in Java
• Strong exposure to API testing tools (Ex: Postman, SOAPUI) that require coding skills to create tests
• Able to independently support projects and work with various stakeholders.
• Have experience in Estimation, prioritization, and planning/coordination of testing activities in a Scrum environment