Lead Functional Tester

EPAM Systems; Argentina; On-site; ARS 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Upskilling courses

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead Functional Tester to drive quality across desktop, mWeb, iOS and Android for a large-scale beauty e-commerce project. You will lead a QA team, shape test strategy, and collaborate with offshore and on-site colleagues to ensure robust releases.

You will apply GenAI tools to accelerate regression, script updates, and reporting, and coordinate testing activities, analytics validation with Adobe Analytics, and integration tests across backend services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA experience
• 2+ years of experience leading QA teams (4-6 people)
• Experience improving QA processes with GenAI tools and services
• Basic Mobile testing and API/Web services testing experience
• Ability to define and improve Testing Strategy
• Understanding of Agile methodologies
• Reliable, self-dependent, and able to handle tight deadlines and evolving processes
• Excellent written and verbal English (B2+)

Responsibilities

• Perform functional testing of the e-commerce application across desktop, mobile web, native apps, and back-end
• Contribute to automated tests implementation and execution
• Apply GenAI tools to improve team velocity (regression testing, script updates, reporting)
• Adjust processes to maximize GenAI solutions and AI adoption in QA
• Conduct web analytics testing with Charles proxy and validate via Adobe Analytics
• Develop and adjust the Test Strategy based on project needs
• Review product requirements for clarity and feature alignment
• Write and verify defects and coordinate automation progress within the Pod
• Coordinate the QA team—planning, estimation, organizing, control and prioritization
• Manage change/risk, educate QA on GenAI usage, update processes
• Create/update Jira dashboards, collect QA stats, report status, sign-offs, and support releases
• Participate in grooming, planning, retros, daily standups, and liaise with distributed offshore/on-site team

Skills

QA leadership

Functional testing

Test automation

GenAI tools usage

Agile methodologies

Tools

Charles Proxy

Adobe Analytics

Jira

Job description

We are looking for a Lead Functional Tester to join our team working on a large-scale e-commerce project in the beauty industry. Our project focuses on the development and support of applications across Desktop, mWeb, iOS, and Android platforms, including back-end, front-end, and native mobile apps. Around 200 EPAM specialists collaborate to enhance this e-commerce experience, which features multiple modules and third-party components.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional testing of the e-commerce application across desktop, mobile web (iOS/Android), native apps (iOS/Android), and back-end
• Contribute directly to automated tests implementation and execution
• Apply GenAI tools, services, and solutions to improve team velocity (regression execution time, script updates, execution analysis, reporting, etc.)
• Adjust processes as needed to maximize the efficiency of GenAI solutions and drive AI adoption within the QA function
• Conduct web analytics testing with Charles proxy and validation via Adobe Analytics
• Develop and adjust the Test Strategy based on project situation
• Review and analyze product requirements for clarity and consistency with existing features
• Write and verify defects, and coordinate automation progress within the Pod
• Coordinate the QA team — planning, estimation, organizing, control, and task prioritization
• Manage change and risk, update processes per project needs, handle improvements, and educate QA engineers on effective use of GenAI solutions
• Create/update Jira dashboards, collect QA statistics, perform status reporting, provide sprint sign-off, and support production releases
• Participate in grooming, planning, retro, daily standups, and handle communication within the distributed team, acting as the offshore team representative with the on-site team

Requirements

• 5+ years of QA experience
• 2+ years of experience in leading QA teams (4-6 persons)
• Background in improving QA processes with the help of GenAI tools and services
• Basic experience in Mobile testing and API/Web services testing
• Capability to define and improve Testing Strategy
• Understanding of Agile methodologies
• Reliability, self-dependence, and stress resistance to handle challenging deadlines, unclear requirements, and evolving processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (B2+ level)

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the BDD test approach and Gherkin language
• Experience in the e-commerce domain
• Proactive attitude

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn