Title:  Subcontractor

Area(s) of responsibility

1. Senior Stakeholder Management:
- Engage and collaborate with senior stakeholders to understand their business objectives, requirements, and expectations.
- Establish and coach Testing Standards to be followed for the implementation program and drive stakeholder acceptance, must have string technical background in testing in automation / test data management
- Communicate effectively to align testing initiatives with overall business goals.
- Provide regular updates, reports, and recommendations to senior stakeholders on test strategies, progress, and quality metrics.
2. Business Opportunity Identification:
- Identify and analyze business opportunities in software testing, including emerging trends, industry advancements, and potential areas of improvement.
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis to stay informed about testing practices and industry benchmarks.
- Develop strategies to leverage testing capabilities as a competitive advantage and drive revenue growth.
3. Testing Center of Excellence Leadership:
- Lead the Testing CoE by establishing the vision, mission, and strategic roadmap.
- Define and implement testing methodologies, standards, and processes to drive consistency and efficiency.
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the Testing CoE.
4. Automation Tools and Test Data Management:
- Possess expertise in automation tools and frameworks to streamline test execution and enhance efficiency.
- Evaluate, select, and implement automation tools that align with organizational goals and project requirements.
- Develop and maintain a robust test data management strategy to ensure accurate and secure test data availability.
5. Test Delivery and Quality Assurance:
- Oversee end-to-end test delivery across projects, ensuring adherence to quality standards, timelines, and budget.
- Develop test strategies, test plans, and test cases in collaboration with project teams.
- Monitor and analyze test results, identify trends, and propose corrective actions to continuously improve quality.
Requirements 
•    Proven experience as a Senior Test Lead or similar role, with a focus on managing senior stakeholders and identifying business opportunities in software testing.
•    Experience in end to end management of atleast a couple of automation projects.
•    In-depth knowledge of software testing methodologies, best practices, and industry trends.
•    Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
•    Experience in implementing and managing a Testing CoE is highly desirable.
•    Relevant certifications such as ISTQB or CSTE are a plus.
•    Drive Test Design and Execution for Functional Integration Tests, E2E Tests, Integration Tests and UAT 
•    Guide the Testing Team to identify, develop and organize Test Scenarios, Test Cases and variants as per the business requirements
•    Enable evaluation of functional integrity of the technical solution through relevant quality engineering solutions
•    QA Tollgates design, implementation and rigorous application through solution implementation lifecycle
•    Day to Day governance of Testing Lifecycle tasks across implementation lifecycle across testing stages
•    Hold self and others accountable to the committed deadlines and ensure successful deliverables
•    Experience Summary
•    13+ years work experience in test consulting, systems integration, or test architect role.
•    Strong analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting abilities with quick adaptation to new situations, landscape and stakeholders