QA Engineer Lead

PSLA Prudential Sharia Life Assurance; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 600,000,000 - 900,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential plc in Jakarta is seeking an experienced QA Lead to define, implement, and govern quality assurance practices across digital platforms. You will lead QA strategy, plan and execute tests through the SDLC, and oversee manual and automated testing for Web, Mobile, API-based systems.

You will drive performance testing, maintain robust defect lifecycle management, and mentor the QA team while clearly communicating testing status and quality readiness to project stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering high-quality, compliant, and reliable digital solutions.
• Experience leading QA strategy and testing across the SDLC.
• Experience with manual and automated testing for Web, Mobile, API-based systems.
• Experience with performance testing (load, stress, endurance).
• Defect lifecycle management including logging, tracking, retesting, and root cause analysis.
• Ability to communicate testing status, risks, and quality readiness to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and govern QA practices for digital solutions across platforms.
• Lead QA strategy, test planning, and execution through SDLC.
• Act as a quality gate across SIT, UAT, regression, and production releases.

Skills

Quality assurance

Test planning

SDLC leadership

Test automation

Stakeholder collaboration

Mentoring QA team

Tools

Automation frameworks

Load testing tools

Job description

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

• Define, implement, and govern quality assurance practices to ensure delivery of high‑quality, compliant, and reliable digital solutions across platforms.
• Lead QA strategy, test planning, and execution throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Act as a quality gate across SIT, UAT, Regression, and Production releases, including providing go‑live recommendations.
• Lead and oversee manual and automated testing for Web, Mobile, Application, and API‑based systems.
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage including functional, end‑to‑end, regression, smoke, sanity, and exploratory testing.
• Manage and direct performance testing activities (load, stress, endurance) including analysis of application, server, and database metrics.
• Ensure effective defect lifecycle management, including logging, tracking, retesting, and root cause analysis.
• Drive adoption, optimization, and maintenance of test automation frameworks and regression suites.
• Collaborate with Business, Product, Development, DevOps, Infrastructure, and other stakeholders to ensure shared understanding of requirements and quality risks.
• Lead, coach, and mentor QA team members, including task allocation and capability development.
• Communicate testing status, risks, and quality readiness clearly to project and management stakeholders.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part‑time / fixed‑term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third‑party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.

We are Prudential. For every life, we are partners. For every future, we are protectors. Prudential plc provides life and health insurance and asset management to 17 million customers across 20 markets in Asia and Africa. We are headquartered in Hong Kong and have dual primary listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the London Stock Exchange. We are focused on four strategic regions: Greater China, ASEAN, India and Africa. Our customers are served by around 55,000 agents and more than 200 bank partners. Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America or with the Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

Find out more at www.prudentialplc.com Follow us on LinkedIn