SDET Lead

Tata Consultancy Services; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary incentive

Medical coverage

Family leaves

Insurance options

Commuter benefits

Training reimbursement

Vacation & holidays

Legal & financial aid

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Oakland, CA seeks a Test Lead to manage end-to-end testing across applications, ensuring quality and adherence to standards. The role emphasizes SDET capabilities, test planning, defect management, and stakeholder coordination with a focus on automation and manual testing.

Exposure to Tosca is preferred; you will mentor the team and coordinate with developers, analysts, and offshore units to deliver high-quality test cycles and sign-offs.

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end testing in enterprise applications.
• Hands-on testing of APIs, services and UI across platforms.
• Familiarity with QA best practices and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Ensure comprehensive functional, integration, regression, performance, and UAT testing.
• Validate APIs, services, and map layers through manual and automated test cases.
• Perform cross-browser and cross-platform testing to ensure consistent application performance.
• Lead and mentor a testing team; coordinate with internal teams, vendors, and offshore units.
• Engage in client discussions, requirement analysis, and testing sign-offs to ensure business expectations are met.

Skills

Test leadership

Test strategy

Defect management

SDET

API testing

Manual testing

Cross-browser testing

Stakeholder coordination

Test planning

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Tools

JIRA

HP ALM

Tosca

Job description

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

We are seeking a Test Lead to manage end-to-end testing activities for applications, ensuring high-quality deliverables, compliance with industry standards, and smooth execution of test cycles. The ideal candidate should have strong Utility industry domain experience and as SDET and expertise in test planning and execution, defect management, and stakeholder coordination. Additionally, exposure to test automation, including Tosca, is preferred.

Roles & Responsibilities

Test Strategy & Execution

• Develop and implement test strategies, test plans, and test cases applications.
• Ensure comprehensive functional, integration, regression, performance, and UAT testing.
• Validate APIs, services, and map layers through manual and automated test cases.
• Perform cross-browser and cross-platform testing to ensure consistent application performance.
• Work closely with developers, business analysts, and teams to align testing activities with project requirements.

Defect Management & Quality Assurance

• Identify, document, and track defects using JIRA, HP ALM, or similar tools.
• Perform root cause analysis and defect triaging, ensuring timely resolution.
• Ensure compliance with QA best practices, testing standards, and utility industry regulations.
• Provide test progress reports and key metrics to stakeholders.

Test Automation & Tosca Exposure

• Contribute to test automation initiatives where applicable, particularly in API testing and workflow validation.
• Exposure to Tosca or other automation tools for improving test efficiency.
• Support automation efforts for repetitive validation tasks, though manual testing remains the primary focus.

Stakeholder & Team Management

• Lead and mentor a testing team, ensuring effective collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Coordinate with internal teams, third-party vendors, and offshore units to execute test cycles smoothly.
• Engage in client discussions, requirement analysis, and testing sign-offs to ensure business expectations are met.

Salary Range: $120,000 -$130,000 year

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: Auto & 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.

Qualifications: BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE