Technical Test Lead 3

Job Title: Technical Test Lead - Specialist - ACS Song Management Level: Level 9 - Specialist Location: Kochi Must Have Skills: Web & API Automation, Java and/or JavaScript/TypeScript Good to have skills: CI/CD (Azure DevOps / GitLab CI / Jenkins), AI-assisted testing tools Experience: 5-8 years of experience is required Educational Qualification: Graduation (Accurate educational details should capture) Job Summary At Accenture Song, delivering high-quality software solutions is a core value. As a Technical Test Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing end-to-end testing strategies, driving test automation initiatives, and mentoring the QA team. Your leadership will help ensure quality standards across all aspects of the SDLC—from planning to delivery. You will work closely with development, DevOps, and business teams to align QA efforts with overall project goals.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Define and own the overall automation testing strategy, ensuring alignment with project and product goals.
• Identify areas suitable for automation, perform ROI analysis, and prioritize test cases for automation.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reusable automation frameworks for both UI and API testing using industry best practices (e.g., Hybrid, BDD, POM).
• Lead the creation of comprehensive automation test plans outlining objectives, scope, tools, timelines, risks, and mitigation strategies aligned with business goals.
• Develop, execute, and maintain automated test suites for web applications, REST APIs, and backend services.
• Review automation code, test scripts, and execution results to ensure quality, maintainability, and adherence to automation standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into effective test scenarios and automation solutions.
• Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable execution as part of the continuous delivery process.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve automation framework, environment, configuration, and test data issues to improve execution stability and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA engineers by establishing automation standards, coding practices, and testing best practices.
• Monitor automation coverage, execution trends, defect metrics, and overall quality KPIs, providing regular status updates to stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in testing processes, automation frameworks, tooling, and overall quality engineering practices.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives as part of Agile teams.
• Evaluate and recommend new testing tools, frameworks, AI-assisted solutions, and engineering practices to continuously enhance the QA automation capability.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools and workflows to improve requirement analysis, test design, automation development, defect analysis, and overall QA productivity.