Test Lead Engineer (Onsite)

About the role

We are looking for a Test Lead Engineer to lead QA activities for enterprise applications, covering test planning, execution, defect management, automation, and release readiness.

Key responsibilities

• Lead test planning and execution for system, integration, regression, and UAT activities.
• Develop and review test scenarios, test cases, and test data based on business and technical requirements.
• Ensure requirements and user stories are testable and identify gaps early.
• Manage defect tracking, triage, prioritization, and resolution with development and product teams.
• Monitor test progress, quality metrics, defects, and release risks.
• Lead test automation initiatives and identify appropriate scenarios for automation.
• Maintain and improve automated test suites and support integration with CI/CD pipelines.
• Coordinate with Developers, DevOps, Product, and Business teams on environments, test data, deployments, and release readiness.
• Support UAT preparation, production validation, and post-release testing.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to QA team members.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 4–6 years of experience in QA/testing, with experience taking a senior or lead role.
• Strong experience in manual and automated testing.
• Experience with functional, integration, system, regression, and UAT testing.
• Experience with test automation frameworks and at least one programming/scripting language.
• Knowledge of Git and CI/CD environments.
• Experience working in Agile development teams.
• Strong experience in defect management, test reporting, and release readiness.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with enterprise applications or high-volume systems is an advantage.