Technical Test Lead
Job Title - <Technical Test Lead> + <Level Team Lead/Specialist> + <Entity ACS/Accenture Song>
Management Level <Level 9- Team Lead/Specialist >
Location: Kochi, Coimbatore, Trivandrum
Must have skills: Cypress or Playwright
Good to have skills: Javascript
Job Summary
At Accenture Song, delivering high-quality software solutions is a core value. As a Technical Test Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing end-to-end testing strategies, driving test automation initiatives, and mentoring the QA team. Your leadership will help ensure quality standards across all aspects of the SDLC—from planning to delivery. You will work closely with development, DevOps, and business teams to align QA efforts with overall project goals.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Define and own the overall automation testing strategy, ensuring alignment with project and product goals
- Identify areas suitable for automation, perform ROI analysis, and prioritize test cases for automation.
- Design, implement, and maintain robust and scalable automation frameworks (such as Hybrid, BDD, POM-based) suitable for both UI and API layers.
- Lead the creation of comprehensive automation test plans that outline objectives, tools, timelines, scope, and risk mitigation strategies aligned with business goals.
- Designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and reusable automation frameworks.
- Reviewing test scripts, execution results, and ensuring adherence to best practices and standards.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into test cases.
- Providing technical mentorship to QA engineers and guiding them in automation and testing best practices.
- Monitoring test coverage and quality metrics and reporting them to stakeholders.
- Driving continuous improvement in testing processes and tools.
- Participating in sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives as part of agile teams.
Professional & Technical Skills:
- 5–8 years of experience in software testing with at least 2–3 years in a lead role.
- Strong experience with automation tools like Cypress or Playwright or Selenium, or equivalent.
- Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript; experience in Python is an added advantage.
- Solid experience in testing RESTful APIs and backend services.
- Expertise in frameworks such as Cucumber, JUnit, or TestNG.
- Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration tools like GitLab CI, Azure DevOps or Jenkins.
- Experience working with Git-based version control systems (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab).
- Good understanding of STLC, agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban), and DevOps practices.
- Strong leadership and communication skills to lead QA teams, resolve conflicts, and manage stakeholders.
Additional Skills (Good to Have)
- Experience in performance testing tools like K6, JMeter or Gatling.
- Exposure to mobile testing frameworks such as Appium.
- Experience with cross-browser and cross-device testing on platforms like Browser Stack or Sauce Labs.
- Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes environments.
- Understanding of security testing practices and tools like OWASP ZAP.
- Experience in generating reports using tools like Allure or Extent Reports.
Experience: 5-8 years of experience is required
Educational Qualification: Graduation (Accurate educational details should capture)
Kochi
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