Senior Test Engineer

IDFC FIRST Bank; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

IDFC FIRST Bank is seeking a Senior QA Engineer/QA Engineer to ensure quality across software releases. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align testing with business outcomes, identify bottlenecks, and drive improvements.

The role emphasizes mentoring, robust testing practices, and scalability to support a banking platform. Ideal candidates hold a BE, have proven Banking FS&I experience, and demonstrate strong communication and problem-solving skills to ensure reliable software

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a BE.
• Proven experience in Banking Financial Services and Insurance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to ensure quality aligned with business outcomes.
• Identify and address bottlenecks in QA processes and suggest improvements.
• Define success metrics for QA improvements and monitor them.
• Test and maintain software applications using various tools and frameworks.
• Promote testing practices such as unit testing, SLAs, and scalable coding.

Skills

Software testing

Unit testing

Mentoring

Communication

Bottleneck analysis

SLA enforcement

Education

BE

Job description

About The Role

The Senior QA Engineer/QA Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of software applications and platforms before they are released to end users. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand how the technology stack aligns with business outcomes, identifying process bottlenecks, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Job Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to understand how the technology stack supports business outcomes.
• Identify and address bottlenecks in work processes and suggest improvements.
• Coordinate with teams to define success metrics for process improvements.
• Test and maintain software applications and related programs using various development tools.
• Research and recommend frameworks and architectural/code design patterns.
• Promote operational excellence through practices such as unit testing, SLA establishment, and programming for resiliency and scalability.
• Contribute to product development by capturing and communicating customer feedback.
• Review skill and expertise requirements to meet team goals and identify staffing needs.
• Mentor individual contributors and managers by sharing experience-based advice and recommendations.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Deliver and effectively track all assigned deliverables.
• Ensure timely closure of open items.

What We Are Looking For

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a BE

Experience

• Proven experience in Banking Financial Services and Insurance

Skills and Attributes

• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and tools.
• Ability to anticipate and resolve process bottlenecks.
• Experience with unit testing, SLAs, and scalable programming practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to mentor and guide team members effectively.