Senior Test Lead

Job Description

Role Summary We are looking for an experienced Senior Test Lead with 10–15 years of software testing experience. The candidate will be responsible for leading end-to-end testing across multiple projects, defining test strategies and processes, driving test automation, and ensuring quality delivery within an Agile/Sprint-based environment. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end testing activities across multiple banking applications and projects.Define and own Test Strategy, Test Plans, test estimation, test approach, entry/exit criteria and release readiness.Lead Functional, System Integration (SIT), Regression, End-to-End and UAT support activities.Establish and continuously improve testing processes, standards, governance and best practices.Provide technical leadership for test automation, including defining automation strategy and framework approach.Guide the design, implementation and enhancement of reusable automation frameworks for UI, API and regression testing.Identify suitable automation candidates and drive improvements in automation coverage and testing efficiency.Lead testing activities within Agile/Scrum delivery, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives.Manage testing across multiple projects/workstreams, including resource planning, test schedules, dependencies, risks and delivery commitments.Lead defect management and triage, including defect prioritisation, root-cause discussions and closure tracking.Define and monitor testing KPIs such as test execution progress, defect trends, test coverage, automation coverage and defect leakage.Lead and mentor Test Analysts, Senior Testers and Automation Engineers.Work closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, Architects, DevOps teams and business stakeholders.Provide clear testing status, quality assessments, risks and recommendations to project and senior management. Show More