Test Automation Lead

8114 ASOL - Pune 3 SEZ Company; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Pune is seeking a Test Automation Lead to drive the evolution of testing into a continuous, end-to-end quality engineering function. The role focuses on integrating advanced tools and methodologies to ensure precision and reliability across deliverables.

You will lead automation initiatives, mentor teammates, and collaborate with multiple teams to align testing objectives with business goals, while operating from the client's office three days a week.

Qualifications

• Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Automated Testing , Java for test automation scripting
• Experience with backend test automation
• Experience with API test automation using Karate framework
• Experience with UI test automation using Selenium
• Experience with tools such as Postman/Rest Assured
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using Cucumber
• Exposure to working in a DevOps environment configuring and integrating automation scripts on CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or equivalent
• Experience with GIT or other version control tools
• Experience with relational databases and querying tools such as SQL server

Responsibilities

• SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
• Responsible for team decisions.
• Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
• Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
• Lead initiatives to improve testing frameworks and implement best practices across projects.
• Mentor and support junior team members to enhance their skills and performance.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts to ensure alignment of testing objectives with business goals.

Skills

Automation testing

Java

Selenium

Cucumber

Karate

REST Assured

Postman

Git

SQL

Education

15 years full time education

Tools

Selenium

GitLab CI/CD

Postman

Rest Assured

SQL Server

Job description

Project Role

Test Automation Lead

Project Role Description

Lead the transformation of testing into a continuous and efficient end-to-end quality engineering function through the use of quality processes, tools, and methodologies significantly improving control, accuracy and integrity. Evolve more predictive and intelligent testing approaches based on automation and innovative testing products and solutions.

Must have skills

Automated Testing

Good to have skills

NA

Experience

Minimum 7.5 year(s) of experience is required

Educational Qualification

15 years full time education

Summary

As a Test Automation Lead, a typical day involves spearheading the evolution of testing practices to establish a seamless and efficient quality engineering process. This role focuses on enhancing the overall testing framework by integrating advanced tools and methodologies that ensure precision and reliability. The position requires driving innovation in testing strategies to foster predictive and intelligent automation solutions, thereby elevating the quality and integrity of deliverables across projects. Collaboration and continuous improvement are central to the daily activities, ensuring that testing processes remain robust and aligned with organizational goals.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Expected to be an SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
• Responsible for team decisions.
• Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
• Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
• Lead initiatives to improve testing frameworks and implement best practices across projects.
• Mentor and support junior team members to enhance their skills and performance.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts to ensure alignment of testing objectives with business goals.

Professional & Technical Skills

• Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Automated Testing , Java for test automation scripting
• Experience with backend test automation
• Experience with API test automation using Karate framework
• Experience with UI test automation using Selenium
• Experience with tools such as Postman/Rest Assured
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using Cucumber
• Exposure to working in a DevOps environment configuring and integrating automation scripts on CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or equivalent
• Experience with GIT or other version control tools
• Experience with relational databases and querying tools such as SQL server

Additional Information

• The candidate should have minimum 7.5 years of experience in Automated Testing.
• The candidate is required to work out of the Client Office in Kharadi, Pune for 3 days per week, as per the mandate
• A 15 years full time education is required.
• 15 years full time education

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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