QA Lead

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage end-to-end System Acceptance Testing (SAT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) processes in alignment with testing standards and the Test Strategy & Requirements (TSR).
• Review, validate, and obtain acceptance for all testing artifacts, including test plans, test cases, test results, and requirement traceability matrix (RTM).
• Define the overall test strategy, scope, resources, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop comprehensive test cases with clearly defined inputs, execution steps, and expected outcomes.
• Coordinate and manage functional, non-functional, regression, performance, and load testing.
• Ensure setup of test environments aligns with technical and functional requirements.
• Maintain traceability between requirements and test cases to ensure full coverage.
• Manage the entire defect lifecycle, ensuring timely logging, tracking, and resolution of issues.
• Provide regular testing progress updates, defect metrics, and risk reports to stakeholders.
• Utilize Tosca Tricentis as the core automation and test management tool.
• Support business teams in UAT execution and ensure alignment with business goals.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in software testing and QA management.
• Certifications such as ISTQB, CSTE, or equivalent are preferred.
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing lifecycle (STLC).
• Experience with Tosca Tricentis.

Nice-to-Have:

• Exposure to Business Analysis (BA) processes and ability to assist in requirement analysis, gap analysis.
• Strong documentation skills – ability to produce clear, concise test documentation, reports, and status dashboards.
• Experience in projects involving middleware migration and BPM tools integration.