Quality Engineering Lead

Tata Consultancy Services; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Parental Leaves

401K Plan

Certification & Training

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in Duluth, GA is seeking a Technical Lead for Quality Engineering to own the QE strategy, govern the testing roadmap, and lead both onsite and offshore QA teams through modernization programs.

You will define test approaches, establish quality gates, and expand automation using Playwright and AccelQ while collaborating with Product Managers, Architects, and Program Leadership to ensure release readiness and quality from inception to deployment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Software Testing, and Test Management.
• 5+ years of experience leading large-scale modernization, digital transformation, or enterprise programs.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright for UI automation testing.
• Experience with AccelQ test automation platform.
• Experience with Jira/Xray Test Management and SAFe frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the overall Quality Engineering strategy, governance model, and testing roadmap for the Stella Modernization Program.
• Lead onsite QE activities and provide day-to-day direction, prioritization, and oversight to offshore Quality Engineering and Test Automation teams.
• Define test approaches, automation strategy, quality gates, entry/exit criteria, test metrics, and release readiness standards across all modernization workstreams.
• Establish and expand automation coverage using Playwright, AccelQ, API automation, and other appropriate automation frameworks to achieve maximum regression efficiency.
• Manage and oversee test planning, test execution, defect management, test reporting, risk assessments, and quality reviews throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Business Teams, Architects, Engineering Leads, and Program Leadership to ensure quality is built into the solution from inception through deployment.
• Drive adoption and effective utilization of Jira and Xray for requirements traceability, test management, defect tracking, quality reporting, and release governance.
• Review test coverage across functional, integration, API, end-to-end, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing activities.
• Develop quality dashboards and executive reporting that provide visibility into quality trends, release readiness, risk exposure, defect leakage, and test effectiveness.
• Ensure successful UAT coordination, production validation, deployment testing, and post-release quality monitoring while continuously improving QE processes, automation maturity, and delivery efficiency.

Skills

Agile

Automation Testing

SCRUM

Tools

Playwright

AccelQ

Jira-Xray

Job description

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 12+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Software Testing, and Test Management.
• 5+ years of experience leading large-scale modernization, digital transformation, or enterprise application programs.
• Strong experience defining and executing enterprise Quality Engineering and Testing strategies.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright for UI automation testing.
• Strong experience with AccelQ test automation platform.
• Deep experience using Xray Test Management integrated with Jira.
• Strong working knowledge of Jira, Agile delivery methodologies, Scrum, and SAFe frameworks.
• Experience leading automation initiatives across UI, API, integration, and end-to-end business process testing.
• Experience with API testing tools and service validation techniques.
• Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks and CI/CD-integrated testing solutions.
• Strong knowledge of functional testing, regression testing, integration testing, system testing, UAT support, and release validation.
• Experience working with modern cloud-native applications, APIs, event-driven architectures, and microservices.
• Strong understanding of test data management, defect management, environment management, and release readiness processes.
• Experience collaborating with Product Owners, Architects, Developers, Business SMEs, and Program Managers.
• Retail, Ecommerce, PIM/PXM, Product Catalog, or Omni-channel experience preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Retail merchandising and ecommerce platforms.
• Product Information Management (PIM) platforms.
• Product Experience Management (PXM) platforms.
• Product Catalog modernization initiatives.
• Digital transformation programs.
• Cloud migration and modernization programs.
• API-driven and event-driven architectures.
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.
• CI/CD and DevOps-driven quality engineering.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Own and drive the overall Quality Engineering strategy, governance model, and testing roadmap for the Stella Modernization Program.
• Lead onsite QE activities and provide day-to-day direction, prioritization, and oversight to offshore Quality Engineering and Test Automation teams.
• Define test approaches, automation strategy, quality gates, entry/exit criteria, test metrics, and release readiness standards across all modernization workstreams.
• Establish and expand automation coverage using Playwright, AccelQ, API automation, and other appropriate automation frameworks to achieve maximum regression efficiency.
• Manage and oversee test planning, test execution, defect management, test reporting, risk assessments, and quality reviews throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Business Teams, Architects, Engineering Leads, and Program Leadership to ensure quality is built into the solution from inception through deployment.
• Drive adoption and effective utilization of Jira and Xray for requirements traceability, test management, defect tracking, quality reporting, and release governance.
• Review test coverage across functional, integration, API, end-to-end, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing activities.
• Develop quality dashboards and executive r eporting that provide visibility into quality trends, release readiness, risk exposure, defect leakage, and test effectiveness.
• Ensure successful UAT coordination, production validation, deployment testing, and post-release quality monitoring while continuously improving QE processes, automation maturity, and delivery efficiency.

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Aut& Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

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Salary Range-$100,000-$120,000 a year

Location

Duluth, GA

Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

Technical Lead

ID

435657

Skills

Agile | Automation Testing | SCRUM

Salary Range

$100,000 - $120,000