Senior Test Lead

Note: Utilities background is preferred

Job Description

Test Strategy & Planning

Define the overall testing strategy, approach, and test governance framework.

Develop test plans, test schedules, resource plans, and quality objectives.

Establish test entry and exit criteria for releases.

Ensure alignment of testing activities with project timelines and business goals.

Test Execution Management

Manage functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing activities.

Monitor test execution progress and ensure adequate test coverage.

Coordinate defect identification, triage, prioritization, and resolution.

Track quality metrics and provide release readiness assessments.

Team Leadership

Lead and mentor QA Engineers, Test Analysts, Automation Engineers, and Test Leads.

Allocate resources and manage testing workloads.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the testing organization.

Stakeholder Management

Collaborate with Project Managers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and Business Stakeholders.

Communicate testing status, risks, quality metrics, and recommendations.

Present go/no-go recommendations for production releases based on quality indicators.

Quality Governance & Reporting

Establish QA processes, standards, and best practices.

Ensure compliance with organizational quality frameworks.

Develop dashboards and KPI reporting for stakeholders.

Monitor metrics such as

Test coverage

Defect density

Defect leakage

Automation coverage

Pass/fail rates

Release readiness

Mean time to defect resolution

Automation & Continuous Testing

Drive test automation strategies and framework adoption.

Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Support shift-left testing and Agile/DevOps practices.