Test Lead

Dentsu Aegis Network India Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu Aegis Network India Private Limited is seeking a senior QA automation lead to drive end-to-end automation across multiple platforms. The role requires hands-on Selenium, Playwright, and Java expertise, plus experience with designing automation frameworks and managing test plans in Azure DevOps.

You will lead a QE team in an Agile environment, coordinate testing activities across SIT, E2E, UAT and Production, and ensure delivery of high-quality software releases with strong communication

Qualifications

• Leading QE automation teams with end-to-end automation experience.
• Hands-on Selenium, Java, and Playwright experience.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and QA processes.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and test planning.
• Agile experience (Scrum/Kanban).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing of Functional & Automation and platform upgrades.
• Develop automation scripts using Selenium and Playwright.
• Design and implement an automation framework to meet multiple business platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create test plans.
• Coordinate test workloads to SIT, E2E, UAT and Production.
• Track team activities daily, weekly, monthly.
• Maintain test case repositories and use Azure DevOps for test management.

Skills

Selenium

Playwright

Java

Automation framework design

Cucumber

TestNG

Maven

Azure DevOps

BDD

Agile/Scrum/Kanban

Communication skills

Tools

Azure DevOps

Maven

JUnit/TestNG

Job description

Main Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing of Functional & Automation, Platform upgrades, Change Requests and Projects.
• Lead Selenium & Playwright Automation script development support to projects and activities as part of Dentsu
• A deep, practical understanding of SDLC processes including Requirements, Design, Development, Build, Release Management, and Quality Assurance
• Design Test Automation, Execution and Automation delivery using Selenium, Cucumber, and other similar tools
• Should be involved in the Application feasibility, designing and implementation of Automation framework to the needs of multiple Business platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and develop test case management/plans
• Developing and implementing test case management strategies, creating and maintaining a test case repository.
• Coordinate the Automaton Test workloads to successful release to SIT, E2E, UAT and Production
• Daily, Weekly, and Monthly tracking of team activities
• Coordinate Automation Testing efforts (interaction/sync with customer, other work streams, offshore execution team)
• Team working & very good communication skills
• Update tasks real-time on VSTS and other tracking tools

Professional Skills

• Minimum 7-8 years of work experience on core Testing Automation with minimum of 6 years’ experience in leading QE automation teams and implementing end-to-end automation and tools strategies/roadmaps
• Minimum 2-3 years of work experience on core Testing Automation and implementing end-to-end automation and tools strategies/roadmaps
• Must have 6-7 years of hands-on experience in Automation Testing with Selenium, Java/J2EE/.NET (Optional: Python)
• Design Test Automation, Execution and Lead automation delivery using Selenium, Cucumber, and other similar tools
• Must have a minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience with the Playwright automation framework.
• Should have experience in migrating and transforming legacy test automation frameworks into Playwright-based automated test suites.
• Strong programming skills and coding knowledge in Java
• Solid skills in framework design
• Have experience with manual and automated testing with Selenium & Playwright.
• Design Test Automation, Execution and Automation delivery using Selenium, Cucumber, and other similar tools
• Proficient in using various tools, such as Maven, TestNG, BDD Cucumber
• Have a strong understanding of software testing concepts and methodologies, including test planning, test case review, test execution, and defect management.
• Have experience working in Agile environments, preferably with experience in Scrum or Kanban methodologies. Be familiar with Agile principles, ceremonies, and practices.
• Excellent communication skills to convey testing progress and status to project stakeholders, including developers, product owners, and management.
• Working knowledge of BDD methodologies using Cucumber.
• Define test strategy, test plans, and test approach documents
• Must have hands on experience to write comprehensive test cases and use test case management tools such as Azure DevOps (Azure test plan).
• Work with the development team to understand the technologies and develop / implement automated testing tools for data comparison and transformation
• Develop test tools, test beds, data mockups, and other test infrastructure to continuously measure quality through Continuous testing and integration

Location: Bangalore Brand: Bcoe Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent

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