Key Responsibilities

Test Management & Delivery

• Lead and manage the Functional Testing Team throughout the project lifecycle.

• Perform test effort estimations and provide accurate inputs to the Project Manager.

• Manage end-to-end testing delivery up to the System Integration Testing (SIT) environment.

• Prepare and maintain key testing documents including:

  • Test Strategy

  • Test Plan

  • Test Run Plan

Test Planning & Review

• Review and validate test scenarios, test cases, and testing coverage to ensure alignment with business and technical requirements.

• Participate in walkthroughs of deliverables to confirm readiness for testing phases.

Defect Management & Quality Assurance

• Convene and facilitate defect triage meetings with project stakeholders.

• Perform defect tracking, prioritization, and resolution management using JIRA.

• Assist application developers in identifying, debugging, and resolving defects effectively.

• Conduct defect investigations, root cause analysis, and produce detailed bug reports.

• Recommend design improvements or corrective actions to technical teams to enhance solution quality.

Reporting & Governance

• Present testing progress, risks, and quality metrics in:

  • PWG (Project Working Group) Meetings

  • PSC (Project Steering Committee) Meetings

• Prepare and distribute:

  • Daily Status Reports

  • Summary Reports

  • Test Closure Reports

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Coordination

• Hire, mentor, coach, and guide QA team members to build strong testing capabilities.

• Manage coordination with cross-functional stakeholders including developers, business analysts, project managers, and external partners.

• Support regression testing and ensure smooth release cycles.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading Functional Testing / QA teams in enterprise-level projects.

• Strong expertise in SIT testing execution and end-to-end QA delivery.

• Hands-on experience with defect management tools such as JIRA.

• Excellent knowledge of software testing methodologies, processes, and best practices.

• Strong leadership, mentoring, and team management skills.

• Ability to communicate testing status clearly to senior stakeholders and governance committees.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in root cause analysis.