Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Senior Manager
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Senior Manager based in India.
This leadership role sits within a global technology environment focused on delivering resilient, high-quality solutions for complex financial systems and real-time transaction processing platforms. You will be responsible for defining and driving enterprise-wide quality engineering strategies, ensuring robust automation frameworks and testing practices across multiple teams and programs. The position plays a critical role in shaping end-to-end testing governance, release quality, and production stability within a fast-evolving financial services landscape. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to ensure platforms meet strict operational and regulatory expectations. This is a highly strategic and hands-on leadership role, combining technical depth in test automation with strong delivery ownership across large-scale initiatives. The environment is global, fast-paced, and innovation-driven, with a strong emphasis on quality, transformation, and continuous improvement.
Accountabilities:
- Define and lead enterprise-level QA automation and quality engineering strategy across multiple programs, ensuring alignment with business and technology objectives.
- Oversee end-to-end test lifecycle execution, including test planning, design, automation, regression, performance, and production validation.
- Drive the design and implementation of advanced automation frameworks for UI, API, and integration testing using modern tools and methodologies.
- Establish governance for BUAT (Business User Acceptance Testing), defect management, and release quality assurance processes.
- Provide technical leadership and oversight for complex testing initiatives, ensuring scalable and efficient quality solutions.
- Partner with engineering, product, and business teams to ensure seamless integration of testing practices across SDLC and Agile/Waterfall models.
- Own production release readiness, including weekend release support, incident validation, and post-deployment quality assurance.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives by adopting emerging technologies, best practices, and test engineering innovations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years of experience in automation testing and strong financial services domain exposure (3+ years preferred).
- Proven leadership experience in QA automation or SDET roles within complex, enterprise-scale environments.
- Strong expertise in automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, Rest Assured, or equivalent.
- Hands-on experience building scalable UI/API automation frameworks using Java, Python, or JavaScript.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and test-driven development practices.
- Solid knowledge of SQL and relational databases; familiarity with NoSQL systems (MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch) is an advantage.
- Experience with microservices architecture, Spring/Spring Boot, and CI/CD pipeline development is highly desirable.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills with ability to manage multiple complex initiatives.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across global, distributed teams.
- Ability to lead by influence, mentor teams, and drive accountability in a fast-paced environment.
- Competitive compensation aligned with senior technical leadership responsibilities.
- Opportunity to lead large-scale quality engineering initiatives in global financial systems.
- Exposure to advanced technologies including cloud, automation, AI-driven testing, and modern CI/CD ecosystems.
- Strong career growth opportunities within a global technology and financial services organization.
- Inclusive, collaborative, and innovation-driven work culture.
- Access to continuous learning programs, leadership development, and global engineering communities.