Lead II – Software Testing

Job Description:Role Proficiency:Create and Organise testing process based on project requirement and manage test activities within teamOutcomes: * Test Estimates and Schedules-. Ensure Test Coverage

• Produce test results defect reports test logs and reports to evidence for testing
• Publish RCA reports and preventive measures
• Ensure Quality of Deliverables
• Report project metrics and status
• Ensure adherence of Engineering practices processes and standards
• Understand and contribute to test automation/performance testing
• Work with DevOps team when required; to understand testing framework and QA process for implementing continuous testing
• Manage team utilization

Measures of Outcomes: * Test Script Creation and Execution Productivity

• Defect Leakage Metrics (% of defect leaked % of UAT defects and % of Production defects)
• % of Test case reuse
• Test execution Coverage
• Defect Acceptance Ratio
• Test Review efficiency
• On-time delivery Effort Variance
• Test Automation Coverage

Outputs Expected:Supporting Organization: * Ensure utilization and quality of deliverables prepared by the team

• Co-ordinate Test Environment and Test Data provisioning

Test Design
Development
Execution: * Participate in reviewwalkthrough
demo and obtain sign off by stakeholder * Prepare Test Summary Report for modules/featuresRequirements Management: * AnalysePrioritize
Identify Gaps; create workflow diagrams based on Requirements/User storiesManage Project: * Participate in Test management

• Preparing

Tracking and Reporting of Test progress based on scheduleDomain relevance: * Identify business processesconduct risk analysis and ensure test coverageEstimate: * Prepare EstimateSchedule
Identify dependenciesKnowledge Management: * ConsumeContribute
Review (Best Practices
Lesson learned
Retrospective)Test Design
Execution: * Test Plan preparationTest Case/Script Creation
Test ExecutionRisk Identification: * Identification of risk/issues and prepare Mitigation and Contingency plansTest & Defect Management: * Conduct root cause and trend analysis of the defectsTest Planning: * Identify the test scenarios with understanding of systemsinterfaces and application * Identify end-to-end business critical scenarios with less support Create and review the test scenarios and prepare RTM

• Prepare estimates (time /effort) based on the requirements/User stories
• Identify scope of testing

Client Management: * Define KPIs to the engagement and ensure adherence to these KPIs.Stakeholder Connect: * Handle monthly/weekly governance calls and represent issues for the teamSkill Examples: * Ability to Create Review and manage a test plan

• Ability to prepare schedules based on estimates
• Ability to track report progress and take corrective measures on need basis
• Ability to identify test scenarios and prepare RTM
• Ability to analyze requirement/user stories and prioritize testing
• Ability to carry out RCA
• Ability to capture and report metrics
• Ability to identify Test Data and Test Env. Specifications

Knowledge Examples:

• Knowledge of Estimation techniques
• Knowledge of Testing standards
• Knowledge of identifying the scope of testing
• Knowledge of RCA Techniques
• Knowledge of Test design techniques
• Knowledge of Test methodologies
• Knowledge of scope identification and planning
• Knowledge of Test automation tools and frameworks

Additional Comments:Role Overview We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to drive quality across our platform and product teams. This role will focus on building automated and manual test strategies for web applications, microservices, APIs, and cloud-native systems. You’ll work closely with frontend, backend, DevOps, and product teams to ensure high standards of reliability, usability, and security. Key Responsibilities • Design and implement test strategies for frontend (React) and backend (Go, Python, Rust) systems • Create and maintain test automation frameworks for UI (Cypress) and APIs (Postman, REST-assured, or similar) • Own end-to-end test plans for key workflows across services and integrations • Collaborate with developers and product owners to refine stories and ensure testability • Perform regression, functional, exploratory, and smoke testing • Validate infrastructure-related deployments (CI/CD pipelines, AWS environments, config changes) • Track, document, and prioritize defects and quality improvements • Contribute to release readiness checks and sign-offs • Monitor production issues and help with root cause analysis when needed Tech Environment You’ll Work In • Frontend: ReactJS, Tailwind, HTML/CSS • Backend: Go, Rust, Python (Django), REST APIs • DevOps & Infra: AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS), Terraform, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes • Tools: Cypress, Postman, Selenium, Grafana, Datadog • Security & Auth: FusionAuth, HashiCorp Vault • Messaging & Data: Redis, Kafka, GraphQL Required Skills • 6+ years in software testing, with a strong focus on automation and product quality • Experience writing and maintaining UI and API automation scripts • Solid understanding of software development, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based deployments • Good communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams • Ability to work independently and proactively track issues to resolution Nice to Have • Experience testing microservices and containerized apps (Docker, Kubernetes) • Familiarity with performance testing and monitoring tools • Basic knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform) and secrets management • Exposure to version control and workflows using GitHub, GitLab, or Jenkins • Comfortable working in agile teams with shifting priorities and multiple servicesSkills:Manual Testing,Api Testing,Automation Testing,Ui TestingAbout Company:UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.