Location: Noida, India
Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.
About the Role:
We are looking for a Lead Testing Engineer to anchor our test strategy and execution within the COST team. You will design and implement test plans simulating customer environments, ensure issue resolution, and serve as a technical mentor for the team.
Key Responsibilities:
Own the design and execution of real-world customer scenarios across hybrid environments.
Build test labs using virtual machines, cloud resources, and physical hardware.
Reproduce and troubleshoot high-complexity customer issues in close collaboration with support and product teams.
Define testing strategy and lead test cases development.
Serve as the go-to technical leader for customer-centric testing and integration validation.
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of QA/test engineering experience, with at least 2 in a leadership or mentoring role.
Deep experience with Linux systems, networking, and test lab environments.
Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP, and virtualized environments like VMware.
Strong problem-solving, communication, and coordination skills across global teams.
Preferred Skills :
Automation experience in Java and scripting in Bash or Python
Exposure to cybersecurity, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and distributed systems.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and container technologies.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field.
Experience with DevOps tooling, performance testing, and security testing.