As a Lead SDET, you will not only guide and mentor internal teams but also serve as a client-facing consultant, working closely with customer stakeholders to:

• Understand their business and technical challenges

• Recommend and implement quality engineering strategies

• Propose and drive adoption of modern technologies, frameworks, and testing methodologies

• Help shape test automation roadmaps and best practices tailored to the client's environment

The ideal candidate should have experience working in CI/CD environments, be proficient in shift-left testing strategies, and have hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), Docker, and Kubernetes. The candidate should be self driven, a strong problem solver, and capable of contributing to multiple projects simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement API automation and consumer-driven contract tests (e.g., Pact).

• Integrate test frameworks into Jenkins/GitLab CI, Kubernetes/EKS pipelines.

• Partner with product and dev teams to define “shift-left” quality requirements.

• Advocate best practices in test automation, performance, and reliability.

• Implement shift-left testing strategies to enhance test efficiency and early defect detection.

• Collaborate with developers, DevOps, and product teams to integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred).

• Build and maintain automated test pipelines in a cloud-based environment (AWS preferred).

• Work with Docker and Kubernetes to create test environments and deploy applications for testing.

• Perform performance, security, and reliability testing as part of an end-to-end test strategy.

• Troubleshoot test failures, analyze root causes, and provide insights for improvement.

• Participate in code reviews, test planning, and strategy discussions to enhance software quality.

• Ensure adherence to QA best practices and contribute to process improvements.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 9+ years SDET experience with Selenium/WebDriver, RestAssured or similar.

• Expertise in consumer-driven API testing (Pact, CDC).

• Strong coding skills in Java, TypeScript, or Python.

• Hands-on with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and infrastructure as code (Terraform).

• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitOps.

• Passion for quality engineering and continuous improvement.