Test Lead Role and Responsibilities:
 

• Devise the test objectives, organizational test policies, test strategies and test plans in collaboration with the R&D team and other stakeholders
• Estimate the testing to be done and negotiate with management to acquire the necessary resources
• Plan, deploy and manage the testing effort within the context of each product release/delivery
• Identify test automation opportunities, plan the effort, select the tools, and ensure the training of the team
• Lead, guide and monitor the analysis, design, implementation and execution of the test cases, test procedures and test suites
• Ensure proper configuration management of the testware produced and traceability of the tests to the test basis
• Make sure the test environment is put into place before test execution and managed during test execution
• Schedule the tests for execution and then monitor, control and report on the test progress, the product quality status and the test results
• Apply appropriate test measurements and metrics in the product and the test team
• Periodically review test-suite and plan amendments in order to minimize the number of tests needing execution while maximizing coverage
• Champion innovation by recognizing newly arising opportunities improving the time to run a test validation cycle
• Collaborate with the R&D teams to create and refine user stories and acceptance criteria and ensure the acceptance tests reflect the desired functionality
• Be an active contributor within the scrum, providing test input, supporting the scrum master and other scrum members and teams
• Interact with product & project management and R&D teams to develop a strong understanding of the project and testing objectives
• Coordinate between onshore & offshore teams
• Work with and comply with our integrated quality and security management system and SDLC
• Contribute to the creation and enhancement of SOP's, test documentation and reporting that meets the standards of our quality and information security management systems
• Other relevant tasks may be assigned by management from time to time
   

Management Role and Responsibilities:
 

• Build up and lead the Testing Team to the success of projects
• Assist in hiring, training & development of new test team members
• Provide technical guidance and educate team members on test automation best practices and standards
   

Required Experience for the Role:
 

• 7+ years of work experience in a similar development and/or testing role is essential
• Significant experience working with a variety of SDLC models
• Strong experience working with Agile methodologies e.g. Kanban, SCRUM
• Proven experience to drive testing effort in complex projects for SaaS and hybrid cloud
• Strong experience in working in regulated environments and industries
• Experience working with Quality Management Systems e.g. ISO27001 or QMS
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to coordinate efficiently with the client, product, offshore/onshore teams and bridge communication gaps
• Experience working with test automation frameworks and tools
• Good knowledge of CI/CD best practices and principles, frameworks and tools
• Good interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of management
• Able to work with different teams, prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently
• Experience working in an agile development environment
• Must be flexible, independent, adaptable and self-motivated
• Complete all mandatory company training and job-specific training required for the role, including ISMS, GLP, DocuSign, SDLC as applicable
   

Additional Experience in the following would be Advantageous:
 

• Java, Spring Boot, Docker & Kubernetes
• Web Services & RESTful APIs
• AWS Services & MongoDB Atlas
• DirectX Graphics / Imaging Development
• Previous experience working in a regulated environment
   

Education / Qualifications:
 

• A Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems or another related field is essential
   

Desired Characteristics:
 

• Can take the initiative and lead by example
• Excellent communication and ability to work with a range of stakeholders inside and outside of the business
• Experience working with multinational companies and teams
• Can bridge the gap between user domain and technical audiences
• Strong Innovative/creative thinking
• Enthusiastic teamwork and process innovation-driven
• Strong design and systems thinking skills