Lead Tester

Job Description

Skills & Experience Required: Required 11-13 years of experience in the Software Testing Manual and automation. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with prior experience in running war- rooms or test-focused working groups Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback. Familiarity with SDLC, STLC and strong insights on various testing phases, methodology and tools Agile Project Methodology - preferable with experience in automated regression testing Experience in executing and supporting all test phases, knowledge of SQL, defect tracking and issue closures Proactive, self-starter, autonomous highly organized Testing Types UI & API Automation (Playwright), Performance (JMeter/ K6) SQL – Postgres Preferred AWS Experience ( Good to have, not required) Roles & Responsibilities: Define the overall test strategy, centrally coordinating across various business streams, technology, vendor, and other stakeholders Prepare and owe the detailed test plans to ensure the integrity of overall project schedule To review test cases ensuring completeness of UAT coverage To bring in the best testing practices and to implement overall process improvements Push the testing automation agenda with a view to improving productivity and to cut-short the regression testing window Review the lessons learned from previous releases / phases and to ensure that follow up / corrective actions are taken on time to ensure the smooth execution of upcoming test phases Socialize and agree the fix-release plans upfront with impacted stakeholders including regression and functional UAT plans Communication with the various stakeholders at all levels - at appropriate forums - including Periodic Test Progress Calls, Results walk-throughs, Sign-off calls etc. Communicate the test progress with accurate reporting on a periodic basis (daily, weekly, or as per phasing) to appropriate stakeholders Write advanced SQL scripts to extract data from various databases/systems for comparison. Should able to support multiple testing activities within project & guide team to prioritize the tasks.