Lead Software Engineer - Mobile QA

J.P. Morgan; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 15,00,000 - 25,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Hyderabad is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - QA to enhance mobile authentication technology. The role involves developing testing strategies, leading test cycles, and collaborating across teams. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in software engineering and mobile testing. This position requires adeptness in Agile methodologies and familiarity with automation tools. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years applied experience in software engineering.
• Experience with mobile native application and mobile test automation.
• Familiar with Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop test strategies and test plans for multiple projects.
• Coordinate testing timelines and deliverables.
• Identify areas for improving test efficiency.

Skills

Mobile Native Application and Mobile Test Automation Experience

Proven experience in all aspects of functional, integration and regression testing

Ability to operate comfortably in a multi-task / multi priority environment

Deep knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle

Ability to organise test design approaches

Education

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts

Tools

Cucumber

Selenium

Appium

JIRA

HP’s Application Lifecycle Management

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level. As a Lead Software Engineer - QA at JPMorgan Chase within the mobile authentication team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of multiple complex applications and provides subject matter expertise to set direction and create test strategies and test plans for more than one project and/or application
• Participates in cross-functional discussions to review the impact of application changes from both internal and external interfaces.
• Identifies and implements areas for improving efficiency, shortening of test cycles, and automation of test scripts
• Communicating effectively with business units, IT Development, Project Management and other support staff
• Is accountable for the development of test project plans, test schedule, test plans, and detailed test cases as defined by DIGITAL Project Lifecycle
• Leads and participates in review sessions of business requirements, technical requirements, and design documents to ensure that software changes are understood to facilitate testing
• Takes responsibility for coordinating, communicating, disseminating testing timelines, deliverables, and all other information to QA Manager and project teams.
• Sponsors initiatives designed to support continual QA process improvements, and the integration of the QA process with other development activities
• Initiates and completes test escape and root cause analysis, testing lessons learned, recommends future process improvements and defect prevention

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Mobile Native Application and Mobile Test Automation Experience
• Deep knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle and concepts
• Proven experience in all aspects of functional, integration and regression testing
• Ability to operate comfortably in a multi-task / multi priority environment across a global team
• Experience with client server environments
• Ability to organise test design approaches with maximum impact

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Agile/Scrum as well as Waterfall development methodologies
• Mobile Native Application and Mobile Browser Testing via devices and simulators in both iOS and Android platform
• Development or test automation tools framework (i.e, Cucumber, Selenium, Appium, Java)
• Test script design in Gherkin format
• HP’s Application Lifecycle Management / Atlassian Confluence and JIRAtool
• Exposure to commercial mobile manual/automation test management packages (Sage)