Test Lead

STEMZ Healthcare; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

STEMZ Healthcare in Chennai is seeking an experienced Test Lead to oversee testing strategy, planning, and execution for healthcare software solutions. You will lead the QA team, ensure HIPAA/Hl7/FHIR compliance, and collaborate with product owners, developers, and regulatory teams to deliver robust applications.

The role focuses on end-to-end testing, automation initiatives, and alignment with healthcare standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's / master's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software testing with at least 2–3 years in a leadership role.
• Healthcare domain software testing experience (EHR/EMR, LIMS, HIS, Claims, or other medical applications).
• Strong knowledge of healthcare standards like HIPAA, HL7, FHIR, ICD, DICOM.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools (Selenium, TestNG, Cypress, JUnit, REST Assured).
• Experience with API testing tools (Postman, SoapUI) and performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner).
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end testing lifecycle, including planning, design, execution, and reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements, regulatory needs, and specifications.
• Define and enforce QA standards and best practices for healthcare software.
• Develop strategies for functional, integration, regression, performance, security, and UAT testing.
• Mentor QA team members and monitor progress.
• Ensure traceability of tests to requirements and regulations.
• Drive automation initiatives for regression and integration testing.
• Oversee defect triage, reporting, and resolution with development teams.
• Provide regular test metrics and status reports to management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality releases.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Team management

Education

CS/IT degree

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

REST Assured

Job description

Test Lead

Permanent Role

Chennai, India

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Test Lead to oversee the testing strategy, planning, and execution for our healthcare software solutions. The role involves ensuring product quality, compliance with healthcare regulations, and delivery of robust, secure, and high-performing applications. The Test Lead will work closely with product owners, developers, business analysts, and regulatory teams to establish effective test processes and lead the QA team.

Primary Responsibility:

• Lead the end-to-end testing lifecycle, including test planning, design, execution, and reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements, regulatory needs, and functional specifications.
• Define and enforce QA standards, processes, and best practices tailored for healthcare software (HIPAA, HL7, FHIR compliance as applicable).
• Develop and maintain test strategies for functional, integration, regression, performance, security, and user acceptance testing.
• Manage and mentor QA team members, assigning tasks and monitoring progress.
• Ensure traceability of test cases to business requirements and regulatory guidelines.
• Drive automation initiatives for regression and integration testing.
• Coordinate defect management process, ensuring timely identification, reporting, and resolution of issues.
• Provide regular test metrics and status reports to project management and leadership.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality releases within timelines.

Essential Functions:

• Define overall QA approach aligned with healthcare domain standards.
• Manage a team of test engineers, ensuring productivity and skill development.
• Validate data privacy, interoperability, and compliance with healthcare standards.
• Implement automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, API testing, etc.) to improve efficiency.
• Ensure applications meet required performance benchmarks and security protocols.
• Oversee defect triage, prioritization, and closure in collaboration with development teams.
• Identify risks in the testing process and provide mitigation strategies.

OM & Reporting :

• Reports to the Head Of IT Application

Qualifications, Experience and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor s/master s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software testing with at least 2-3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience in healthcare domain software testing (EHR/EMR, LIMS, HIS, Claims, or other medical applications).
• Strong knowledge of healthcare standards like HIPAA, HL7, FHIR, ICD, DICOM
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools (Selenium, TestNG, Cypress, JUnit, REST Assured).
• Experience with API testing tools (Postman, SoapUI) and performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner).
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

Mandatory Skills:

• Effective Communication Skills
• Balanced personality
• Ability to make decisions under pressure
• Self-motivated
• Leading and Developing the team
• Result Oriented
• Analytical skills
• Team management