Lead SDET

Acldigital; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Acldigital is looking for a QA Automation Lead in India. The successful candidate will oversee the design and maintenance of automated test frameworks, lead a team of SDETs, and ensure quality standards through comprehensive testing practices. Ideal candidates will have in-depth knowledge of Python and experience with CI/CD tools. The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and may require travel for client engagements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in automation testing and designing test frameworks.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team of engineers.
• In-depth understanding of Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts.
• Participate in code reviews and provide QA perspective.
• Generate test reports and analyze defect trends.

Skills

Test Methodologies

Black Box Testing

Python Automation Framework

Embedded firmware testing

Selenium WebDriver

CI/CD tools

Linux

Education

BE/ME/B.Tech/M.Tech in Electronics / Electronics & Communications / IT

Tools

JIRA

TestRail

JMeter

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts, web, mobile, and API testing
• Ensure the automation frameworks are scalable, maintainable, and reusable.
• Actively participate in the testing process, especially in complex areas where deep technical knowledge is required.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in automation testing and QA methodologies
• Prepare test documentation - Test Plans & Test Cases
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, or similar
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams including developers, product managers, and other QA engineers to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Participate in design and code reviews to provide a QA perspective
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and work with development teams to resolve issues. or Analyze root causes of defects, propose improvements to the testing process, and implement best practices.
• Generate test reports and metrics to track the quality and coverage of the automation suite
• Advanced knowledge of project management tools such as JIRA or similar platforms.
• Handle team of 5+ members. or Lead and mentor a team of 5+ SDETs
• Involve in conducting interviews or participate in the hiring process to expand the team and bring in top talent.
• Lead efforts in defect tracking, management, and prioritization, ensuring that issues are resolved in a timely manner.
• Track key quality metrics, including defect trends, test pass/fail rates, code coverage, and test execution time.
• Provide regular updates to stakeholders, including development leads, product managers, and executives, on the overall quality of the software.

Technical Skills – MUST have

• In-depth understanding of Test Methodologies, SDLC (Waterfall, Agile), STLC, Bug Life Cycle
• Hands‑on experience in different techniques of Black Box Testing
• Hands‑on experience in using various Test Management Tools and Bug Tracking Tools (e.g., TestRail, HP ALM) in test report generation
• Experience in Embedded firmware, hardware testing, and mobile applications
• Test planning, estimation, and scheduling
• Experience & knowledge about Python Automation Framework & hands‑on experience of Python Language
• Hands‑on in automation testing, with a proven track record of designing and implementing test automation frameworks
• Experience with automation tools and frameworks like Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, JUnit, TestNG, etc.
• Certification in automation testing (e.g. ISTQB Advanced Level - Test Automation Engineer) or ISTQB, Certified Scrum Master, or similar certifications may be advantageous.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Expertise in Python‑based development
• Understanding of data structures like lists, dictionaries, tuples, and set
• Various programming techniques like list comprehension, list slicing, shallow & deep copy, eval/exec
• Automation of remote data processing using modules like pexpect or any such tool
• Parsing input files like Excel, XML, HTML, CSV, etc (any one or more)
• OOP programming is a bonus
• Hands‑on experience & understanding of one or more Automation frameworks like Robot, GTest, py.test, etc.
• Hands‑on experience in custom test framework development is a plus
• Understanding of various test metrics and reports
• Working experience on Linux
• Cloud application, Cloud Services & APIs, Inter‑cloud and could interoperability testing
• Experience with IoT, Thread, Azure, Nest, Apple Home Kit, etc.
• Continuously improve the test automation processes and frameworks
• Ability to analyze complex issues, identify root causes, and drive solutions.

Technical Skills – NICE to have

• Knowledge of the following tools: Jmeter, SoupUI / Postman, Appium, QTP, Selenium
• Debugging tools: Oscilloscope, Logic analyzer, GDB, PDB, Wireshark, Ixia, Spirent, Vectorcast, GTest, Monkey runner
• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Knowledge of BDD/TDD practices and tools like Cucumber or SpecFlow.
• Understanding of cloud‑based testing environments and tools.
• Networking protocol, Devices, and application / L2-L3 testing with hands‑on experience on tools like Ixia, Spirent, Wireshark, WireEdit

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to lead and motivate a team while ensuring alignment with cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Detail‑oriented with a commitment to quality and precision

Educational Criteria

• BE/ME/B.Tech/M.Tech – Electronics / Electronics & Communications / IT

Travel

• We expect flexibility to travel to the customer locations within or outside India on business trips and short deployments.