Senior Test Leader recruitment in Chennai - For a Client of Teamlease Digital

SDET – Functional Testing & Automation

About the role

As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and functional

reliability of our software products. You will collaborate closely with development teams to design and implement

robust test automation frameworks, perform functional testing, develop automated test suites in sprint, and drive

continuous improvement in our testing processes. Your technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and commitment

to quality will be essential in delivering high-quality software solutions.

Desired Skills and Experience

● 8+ years of experience in software development or quality engineering.

● Developing Test Strategies, Preparing Effort Estimation, and Designing Test plans and Test cases

effectively/independently

● Should be capable to handle end to end functional testing, API/microservices testing, Data Testing, Mobile app

(iOS & Android) testing and relevant automation testing

● Proficiency in programming languages such as Java/Python/C#, with experience in object-oriented programming

and test automation framework

● Hands on experience in, Behavior Driven Development (BDD) or in Test Driven Development (TDD)

● Strong understanding of Framework Design concepts suits for web, API/microservices and Mobile applications

and preferably in Retail, Digital, POS Systems and Implementation approaches.

● Hands-on experience with automated testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium WebDriver/ Cypress/others,

PyTest, TestNG, Appium, REST Assured) in Azure Environments

● Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and best practices.

● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and identify root

causes.

● Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), build automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, Maven), and issue

tracking systems (e.g., JIRA).

● Experience working with Jenkins and Selenium Grid for continuous testing using automated jobs and integrating

the test automation with Qtest to post the results and status tracking

● Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

● Solid understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.

● Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and

stakeholders.

● Understanding different test metrics for the project. Be able to document and share test metric reports with the

team and project management.

● Attention to detail and ability to effectively escalate issues and manage escalations.

● Ability to handle insprint functional test automation

● Coordinate and participate in discussions about holistic testing approaches with the development teams, so we

have a balance of manual testing, UI automation testing, and unit testing coverage

● Strong comprehension, training, and experience in demonstrating complex test environments, cloud

technologies, test data management strategies and test infrastructure design

● Good understanding of risk-based test strategy preparation based on all stories and non-functional

requirements of critical systems.

● Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills; highly synergetic working style, strong interpersonal

capabilities and relationship building; confirmed ability to lead diverse client and partner relationships, and to

collaborate efficiently with customers and colleagues.

● Ability to scale up in nonfunctional test automation as a cross skilled SDET

● Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field