Lead I - Software Testing

The candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure software quality across complex business applications and transaction-based systems.

Must-Have Skills

Testing Expertise

• Manual Testing
• Functional Testing
• Integration Testing
• System Testing
• Regression Testing
• End-to-End Testing
• UAT Support

API Testing

• Strong hands-on experience in API Testing using Postman
• Experience validating REST APIs and complex transaction workflows

Database Testing

• Strong SQL skills with experience in:
• Medium to complex SQL Queries
• Stored Procedures
• Data Validation
• Experience with:
• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
• Oracle SQL Developer

Automation Testing

• Hands-on experience in:
• Katalon Studio
• Playwright
• Experience creating and maintaining automation frameworks and test scripts

Agile & Test Management

• Agile/Scrum methodology
• JIRA
• Confluence
• Test Management tools such as Zephyr or equivalent

Leadership & Coordination

• Test strategy and planning
• Test estimation and effort planning
• Defect management and triage
• Mentoring junior QA members
• Coordinating onsite and offshore testing activities

Good-to-Have Skills

• Selenium Automation
• JMeter or Performance Testing tools
• CI/CD testing exposure
• Test automation framework design experience
• Experience leading automation initiatives
• Root cause analysis and troubleshooting of complex production issues

Preferred Domain Experience

• Payment Processing Systems
• Card Transactions
• Payment Gateways
• Settlement & Reconciliation Systems
• High-Volume Transaction Processing Applications
• Banking & Financial Services Domain

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and prepare test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Execute functional, integration, system, regression, API, end-to-end, and automation testing.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts using Katalon and Playwright.
• Perform database validation using SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Validate APIs using Postman and ensure business workflow accuracy.
• Identify, log, track, and manage defects through closure.
• Review testing artifacts and ensure adherence to QA best practices.
• Drive quality initiatives and continuous improvement activities.
• Mentor QA team members and provide technical guidance.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, product owners, and stakeholders in an Agile environment.
• Support release activities and ensure high-quality software delivery.

Required Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ownership and accountability mindset
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented
• Ability to lead by example in a hands-on testing environment
• Strong collaboration and mentoring capabilities

Skills

API Testing, Katalon Studio, Manual Testing, Regression Testing, End-to-End Testing, Database Testing, Functional Testing, Agile, Confluence, SQL, GitHub Copilot