Project Lead - Software Testing

Job Type – Permanent

Base Location – Project Lead staff will be based at our Indian office in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Roles & Responsibilities

Must be able to independently lead a team of at least 7 - 8 engineers
Must be able to provide technical guidance and be the technical "go to" person for the team
Must also be able to perform planning, scheduling, tracking and status reporting
Supporting pre-sales activities by providing inputs around estimation, approach, domain knowledge etc
Enforces changes to test strategy based on the project context
Provide ideas to improve the existing test processes commenting about quality of the application under test through factual information
Accountable for the test schedules, effectiveness of the testing, morale of the team etc

Essential Skills & Experience

6-8 years
Has in-depth and up-to-date knowledge of testing methods, concepts and processes, and practices these independently
Able to perform a reliable effort analysis and to prioritize tests
Has ability to undertake high level planning and to determine a test strategy
Effectively promotes testing techniques and tools in own team
Able to carry usability tests and decide which technique to be used
Has thorough knowledge of tools for test automation
Able to develop complex automated test scripts from a detailed level
Has ability to organize test management automation
Can develop supportive functions and features
Knows and effectively applies project management tools and techniques within the framework of organizational policies
Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
Monitors and escalates resource utilization issues in his project jurisdiction
Earned Value Management and Risk Management concepts should be understood thoroughly
Monitors project health indicators very closely
Responsible for internal as well as external project reporting
Accountable for the quality of the deliverables